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Medications are a key component of our healthcare system and have significantly extended life expectancies worldwide. However, they are also powerful drugs that can cause serious harm or even fatalities when mistakes occur. Medication mistakes are the most common cause of medical harm at 6.5 incidents per every 100 hospital admissions. Drug errors are…

The World Health Organization (WHO) warns that the worldwide obesity rate has doubled since 1990, with more than a billion people diagnosed with obesity in 2022. Even more troubling, obesity rates in children are skyrocketing, with quadruple the rate of obesity compared to 1990. The medical community now considers obesity a chronic disease with…

A stroke is a life-threatening emergency that occurs when the blood flow to the brain is suddenly interrupted due to either a blockage or bleeding in the brain. Around 800,000 individuals are diagnosed with strokes each year, a concerning statistic. What’s even more concerning to the medical community is the alarming prevalence of strokes…

We trust and rely on our doctors and other medical providers to deliver the highest quality care—after all, our health, safety, and lives are at stake when we put ourselves in their hands. Learning that a doctor’s mistake, carelessness, or failure to follow through on critical aspects of care caused a serious injury or…

No parent enjoys the idea of injecting their beloved child with a cocktail of mysterious vaccine ingredients, yet historically, parents received the news of novel, life-saving vaccines with joy and wonder. A simple walk through an old cemetery helps today’s parents understand the critical importance of life-saving vaccines for children who once commonly died…

Doctors and other medical providers owe their patients a special duty of care. They must treat patients at the standard of care accepted by the medical community or the way another, reasonable physician would treat them under the same circumstances. When a clinician fails in this duty, it constitutes medical malpractice and leaves them…

We trust our doctors and medical providers with our health, our lives, and our futures. Fortunately, most doctors practice diligent care and restore injured or ill patients to health. Unfortunately, in some cases, a doctor’s mistake or negligence leads to a serious injury. When a doctor breaches their duty of care toward a patient…

When we think about brain injuries, we tend to focus on those caused by a blow to the head, a car accident, a motorcycle crash, a bad fall, or a sports injury. While those are common causes of traumatic brain injuries, not all brain injuries result from those types of accidents. An alarming number…

Surgeries are lifesaving and can be critical in mitigating disease and treating injuries. As many as 50 million surgeries take place in the U.S. each year and 310 million occur globally. When surgery is necessary, it’s one of the most targeted and effective medical treatments available. However, surgery comes with significant risks, including postoperative…

A stroke is an emergency situation with potentially life-altering or deadly effects. A stroke causes a cut-off of oxygen to the brain or a portion of the brain either by blockage or bleeding, resulting in the death of brain cells. The brain needs a continual supply of nutrients and oxygen-carrying blood to function properly….