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When you are sick, you go to the doctor expecting that you will receive quality care that meets a certain standard. After explaining your symptoms, running tests and seeking answers, you depend on your doctor to provide you with an accurate diagnosis of what your...
The birth of a child is an exciting, exhilarating and stressful time in the life of a mother and the entire family. Unfortunately, this can often be a complex process riddled with complications and dangers. If the unthinkable happens, and the mother or child suffers a...
The tragic irony is when a powerful drug meant to reduce pain induces it instead. Anesthesia is a medical procedure that prevents the feeling of pain during surgeries, dental work, and screening or diagnostic exams. Anesthetic drugs usually have three primary types –...
Radiology is an amazing field of medicine because it involves using medical imaging hardware and procedures to diagnose diseases and injuries. To be a radiologist, a doctor must complete at least 13 years of training, have certification from the American Board of...
Your pregnancy should be a time of joy and celebration, and while you are looking forward to the birth of your child, you also want to ensure that you and your baby are healthy. Your doctor should be performing certain tests to monitor your baby’s growth and health,...
Cerebral palsy, the most common childhood disability, damages the neurological and musculoskeletal functions of your child’s developing brain. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, such impaired physical functions have four categories: stiff...
Losing a child is devastating and can cause trauma to surviving parents. Unfortunately, before some parents can even hold their children, they lose them at the hands of a negligent medical practitioner. This event causes economic and noneconomic damages, and it is...
When you go to the doctor for a wellness check, surgical intervention, proper diagnosis or other form of treatment, you do so with the assumption that you will receive quality care. You only get one body, and you place a lot of trust in the doctors and other...
A Cesarean section or C-section is a procedure where an obstetrician or family physician delivers a baby by slicing the bottom of a mother’s abdomen and cutting through the uterus. C-sections are an emergency response to fetal distress and other unforeseen crises that...
Lupus is an autoimmune disease that targets your immune system and affects many parts of your body. Its symptoms can vary from person to person and can mimic those of other conditions, leading to a high rate of misdiagnosis. A staggering 46.5% of people with lupus...