Colon cancer is the second-most diagnosed cancer in this country. It is also the second-leading cause of cancer death. One of the most effective tools for detecting colon cancer is a colonoscopy. Although this is a fairly safe procedure, unfortunately, preventable errors do occur and patients are left with serious injuries or they can even…
Whenever a developing fetus or a baby being delivered is deprived of oxygen (i.e., suffers from hypoxia), the child’s risk for cerebral palsy skyrockets. The longer the air supply is cut off, the more likely it becomes that the child will be born with irreversible brain damage and, as a result, face a lifetime of…
Sophie Schwartz may never be the same. She was just a 94-year-old woman trying to enjoy the twilight of her life when a dietary aide at her nursing home sexually molested her in the middle of the night. The aide was an illegal immigrant (the nursing home appears to have failed to perform a standard…
National statistics reveal that preventable medical errors are the third leading cause of death in this country. A study conducted by John Hopkins University found that there are about 250,000 mistakes made by hospital medical personnel every year. Approximately one in every 20 adults is misdiagnosed every year. The study also found that almost every…
In a recent episode of the popular PBS historical series ‘Downton Abbey’, one of the main characters died from preeclampsia shortly after delivering a baby. Although the show is set in the early 1900’s, the condition still affects pregnant women today. Statistics show that in the U.S., there are 300,000 pregnant or postpartum women suffer…