You know when something feels off within your body. However, you may not know what is causing your pain or discomfort or what you might do to fix it. You may count on your New York doctor to figure out what is ailing you and what you need to do to make it better. Yet,...
New York Personal Injury And Medical Malpractice Law Blog
How long do you have to file a medical malpractice claim?
If you or a loved one sustained a serious injury as a result of medical malpractice, you likely have many challenges to confront. Aside from physical pain, concerning health conditions and mental trauma, many victims also suffer from a financial point of view. From...
How is anesthesia monitored during surgeries?
Anesthesia makes it possible to undergo surgical procedures without experiencing any pain or discomfort. This greatly improves patient care, as you can rest peacefully as your doctor performs an important surgery to treat illness or injury. While safe and effective...
Reducing the risk of misdiagnosis by challenging cognitive bias
Doctors with biased ways of processing and interpreting what they learn during their patient interactions are more likely to come up with the wrong diagnosis and treatment. Unfortunately, these thinking errors are rife in the medical profession. Even worse, most...
What can you do to help avoid CLASBIs while hospitalized?
You go to the hospital to get well, so it may surprise you to learn you may contract serious illnesses, including central line-associated bloodstream infections, while hospitalized. Also known as CLASBIs, such infections may occur if germs access your bloodstream...
What patients should know about medication errors
When people stay in a hospital, they rely on the staff members to give them the right medication. Sometimes, though, medication errors happen and these can be harmful for people's health. According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, a medication error can...
How can forceps delivery cause birth injuries?
During the birth of your child, you may have noticed the doctor using forceps on you and your baby to assist with delivery. This instrument is often only used once a mother has pushed for a while already, and it can be improperly used. If you noticed various health...
The serious problem of preventable harm in medicine
People visit doctors and other medical professionals to improve their health and correct a problem. In most cases, the end result is a healthier patient or at least a clarification of the condition. In other situations, though, a patient's condition worsens due to an...
Rural roads, and what makes them so dangerous for drivers
While the urban roads of New York are dangerous enough to navigate, this does not mean drivers can relax when on rural roads. In some cases, drivers need to exercise even more caution in the countryside, and the reasons are as follows. Rural roads pose several...
Understanding the effects of shoulder dystocia
Shoulder dystocia is a birth injury that can cause serious problems for a mother and her child. During labor and delivery, shoulder dystocia happens when one or both of a baby's shoulders get stuck in the mother's pelvis. It is estimated to occur in .2 to 3% of births...
