North Carolina residents who have drug prescriptions could be seriously injured if they skip a dose, take the wrong amount or eat foods that don't interact well with the drugs that they are taking. These types of medication mistakes are very common. and lead to around...
Medical Malpractice
Researchers say trainee surgeons need more feedback
Before surgeons can perform operations on real patients in North Carolina hospitals, they must undergo years of training with cadavers. During this training, residents might commit any number of egregious errors such as severing a pretend patient's blood vessel or...
How psoriatic arthritis is misdiagnosed
People in North Carolina with psoriatic arthritis may be misdiagnosed with the more common osteoarthritis. While there are some symptoms that set the two apart, they are also similar in many ways. This can raise problems because the treatments for the two conditions...
Breast surgery outcomes affected by patient position during MRI
Individuals in North Carolina who may be at risk for breast cancer may be interested in a recent study relating the accuracy of MRI scans. It appears that how a patient is positioned during the imaging can have a seriously detrimental effect on the accuracy of the...
Standardization plans for IV and oral medication administration
There are certain medical settings in North Carolina that involve frequent administration of solutions and medications through intravenous lines. Patients should know that the concentrations used can vary from one setting to another. For example, professionals in...
Dehydration diagnosis difficulties in elderly individuals
Warmer weather can create greater risks of dehydration for residents of North Carolina. It is important to realize that elderly people can be more severely affected than those in many other age groups. There is a greater potential for impaired kidney function,...
Woman suffers brain damage during plastic surgery
People in North Carolina who are considering plastic surgery should keep in mind that like all medical procedures, it carries a certain amount of risk. One young woman who had breast augmentation surgery in 2013 fell into a coma that lasted two weeks. She continues to...
Patient engagement crucial to limiting medical errors
With headlines warning people in North Carolina that medical errors represent the third most common cause of death, someone about to enter a hospital may want to take an active role in preventing mistakes. The complicated nature the health care system creates an...
Artificial intelligence in the operating room
People in North Carolina who have had surgery may have had it done with the assistance of artificial intelligence, and in the future, robots may perform surgery instead of surgeons. In a study, a robot under supervision did a better job than human surgeons of...
Mistakes that commonly occur in hospitals
As some North Carolina residents know, medical mistakes in the hospital are estimated to kill about 440,000 Americans yearly. This makes hospital error one of the top three causes of death in this country. Hospital-acquired infections are common and are developed by...