After treatment, doctors are required to provide patients with follow-up care. For example, a doctor should monitor a patient's progress, confirm the patient is taking medications as prescribed, stay informed about the effects of the medicines they prescribed, make...
Wrong-site surgery is a never event. It is a serious medical error that should never occur. It can lead to disabilities, long-term health issues and many other complications for patients. It is one of the most serious examples of medical malpractice. Doctors must try...
It’s no secret that doctors work long hours, sometimes without much sleep. This is especially true for those who work in emergency rooms and who perform complex surgeries. At some point, the long hours and stress will result in burnout. All doctors are bound by the...
Cesarean sections, also known as C-sections, are the preferred choice of some women when giving birth. Others would prefer to give birth naturally, but doctors recommend performing a C-section for any number of reasons. Sometimes, a promptly performed C-section can...
Discovering your baby has cerebral palsy can be devastating as parents. Once you have got past the initial shock of the news, you might start to wonder why it happened to your baby out of all the babies in the world. One question you might have is whether something...
Vacuum extraction is a common procedure used to assist with delivery when labor stalls or complications arise. It involves attaching a soft or rigid cup to the baby’s head and using suction to guide them out of the birth canal during contractions. While it can save...
Next time you are in a hospital, look around at the medical team. You’ll probably notice that many of them look tired. It might be the black circles under their eyes that give it away, the half-hidden yawn or just the general air of weariness. But sure enough, doctors...
Surgical errors are relatively rare. Most procedures do not result in any major complications. Even when they do, they are often unpredictable issues, such as a poor response to anesthesia. However, some surgeries have poor outcomes because of mistakes made by the...
It can be tricky to trust someone else to care for your child. However, with medical issues, parents must trust doctors and medical professionals. Doctors have a legal duty of care to all patients, especially children. As they are not fully developed physically,...
Receiving a cancer diagnosis can be devastating, but it also empowers you to begin appropriate treatment immediately. The wrong diagnosis delays treatment and may even expose you to unnecessary medications or therapies. Unfortunately, some cancers are challenging to...