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It takes a lot of research, financial investment and time for a drug company to develop a new medication. Not only do they need to develop a concept for a drug to meet patient needs, but they also need to complete testing and submit records to the Food and Drug...
Seeing a doctor can be a very frustrating experience for someone with painful or disruptive symptoms. Even if a patient shows up to their appointment right on time, they will likely end up waiting for some time to go back to a room and then even longer after that for...
If you're scheduled for surgery, it's essential to understand all steps of the process, including a critical safety protocol known as a "time out." Instituted as a standard practice in hospitals around the world, a time out is designed to prevent surgical errors,...
Patient rights are a crucial component of healthcare in the United States. A patient bill of rights helps ensure that patients receive safe, high-quality care and that medical staff treats them with respect and dignity. Here's what you should know about Indiana's...
When you’re prescribed a medicine by a medical professional, you expect that it should be correct. There’s very little involvement from you; you just assume that what you’re being given is what you need in managing or curing your particular illness. Unfortunately, there are times when professionals make mistakes with prescriptions. What is a prescription error? A prescription error occurs…
In the hospital, there are often many things happening rapidly and simultaneously to stabilize and treat the patient. The patient may or may not be conscious or lucid, and there might be family members present who are observing the activities. If you are a loved one on the sidelines watching resuscitative efforts or even just regular treatment, you could see…
Patients who end up in the hospital, whether in the emergency department or in a room for care, expect that their medical team will do what’s best for them. While this is what happens in most cases, some issues may occur. Sometimes, the care they receive while they’re admitted is wonderful. The problem they experience is that they’re discharged too…
The idea that a medical professional with years of training and hands-on experience would do something as ridiculous as leaving a tool behind in a patient seems like a joke to many people. There are numerous layers of protection in place to prevent such mistakes. Surgeons typically have multiple members of support staff there with them in the operating room.…
With the arrival of December comes several holidays for the spiritually minded and those who love to celebrate. Christmas, Kwanzaa, Hanukkah and even the pagan holiday Yule all occur in December. The summer season typically sees the most car accidents annually in the U.S., but they also occur frequently during the holidays. Knowing what causes these crashes helps you avoid…
Most people have heard that if you don’t have to go into the hospital for care over the year-end holidays, you probably shouldn’t. The reasoning is that hospitals are likely to be short-staffed and the medical professionals who are there are likely to be younger, less-experienced ones who couldn’t get out of working over the holidays. Is this fact or…
