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Are Digital Health Technologies Increasing the Risk of Medical Errors? 

Image Source: Unsplash.com Someone is transforming Mars into a self-sufficient city in 20 years. It would be a sin not to use such echelons of technology in today’s healthcare. From the looks of it, we’re long past getting started. From robotic surgeries to 3D-printed human organs, we are undeniably in the zone in 2022. Even …

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Top 10 Personal Injury Accident Types

Image by Karolina Grabowska in Pexels.com People make mistakes. That’s an inescapable fact, but sometimes they lead to preventable personal injury accidents. For example, distracted driving resulted in over 680,000 car crashes in the US in 2020. Slip and falls are the third leading cause of preventable injuries, with many incidents due to slippery floors. …

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Common Situations Wherein a Healthcare Provider Breaches Standard of Care

Image by Zach Vessels on Unsplash Medical negligence, a leading cause of death in the US, is when healthcare professionals breach the standard of care. About half of the medical negligence cases worldwide are caused by medication errors, with 25% leading to severe consequences.  Whether by omission or commission, other scenarios can also involve medical …

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Premature Delivery Due To Medical Negligence: What Can You Do?

Image source: Unsplash A full-term pregnancy usually lasts from 37 to 42 weeks. Premature (pre-term) deliveries happen when the mother gives birth too early, before the 37th week. A baby born prematurely usually experiences a host of health problems and complications. The earlier the child is born, the more severe these complications could become. Due …

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Getting the Right Diagnosis: Tips for Patients

A medical diagnosis is a process of identifying the disease or condition causing a set of symptoms. Doctors or other health care professionals often conduct consultations and tests to arrive at a finding for this. Before receiving any form of treatment, getting diagnosed is the first step in your medical journey. Getting the correct diagnosis …

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Missed Cancer Diagnoses and Heart Attacks Make Up Most Common Medical Malpractice Claims

Medical malpractice causes frustration and fear for everyone involved. Whether you are the patient injured or made ill by a medical procedure, or you are the doctor accused of malpractice, you are faced with a great deal of uncertainty about the future. Medical malpractice cases might seem as if they are becoming increasingly common, but …

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