America’s health care system has a lot of problems. One serious issue is that the quality of health care a person receives can depend on their socioeconomic status, race, ethnicity, immigration status and numerous other characteristics. For nearly two decades,...
Most people are aware that businesses and other organizations of all sizes have been the victims of ransomware attacks in recent years. These attacks are carried out by cybercriminals who paralyze these organizations’ systems until they pay the ransom demanded. Many...
When we aren’t feeling well, we rely on the training and keen sense of our doctors and other medical health professionals to take charge of our care. We count on them to act with urgency, request the right tests and medications, and do all they can to ensure a return...
When you're in the hospital getting medical care, you likely assume that the healthcare providers that are working with you are only going to give you the medications that you need, and you believe that you're going to be safe. If they tell you to take a few different...
When something terrible happens, people affected often end up in the emergency room. Victims of violent crime and those who experience catastrophic accidents often need emergency care. However, plenty of people who don't have an actual medical emergency also come to...
Doctors can miss heart attack signs in both men and women, but statistics show that this happens to female patients far more often, especially if they're young. This is problematic on many levels, first and foremost of which is that misdiagnosis may cause that patient...
Many patients never meet the radiologist who has studied their mammogram, ultrasound, MRI or another type of scan. They may just see a name at the bottom of a report – if they even see that. Radiologists are highly trained professionals whose findings doctors rely on...
Patients in hospitals count on doctors and nurses to take good care of them. They don’t think that they’ll be harmed because those professionals are negligent. Unfortunately, medication errors do occur in these facilities. Patients can try their best to remain safe by...
A lot of Americans felt like they got to know five-five “Jeopardy!” champion Brayden Smith during the young man’s time on the show. They were understandably shocked, then, when he died just a short time after his last appearance on the show. Worse still, it’s now...
One of the most effective ways to beat cancer in its many forms is getting an early diagnosis followed by immediate treatment. Unfortunately, some cancers are infamously hard to diagnose in their early stages. When doctors fail to diagnose cancers correctly, several...
