May 4, 2018
A large study finds forceps and vacuum deliveries can lead to more physical trauma for a mother and baby than a C-section would. Although forceps or vacuum delivery of a baby can safely avoid a c-section in some cases, the doctor has to be skilled in use of these instruments Read More
April 27, 2018
It is important to know that pre-eclampsia during pregnancy can cause significant injury, such as a stroke, to a mother as well as cause harm to her unborn baby. In fact, it almost doubles a woman’s risk of having a stroke. Fortunately, a recent study showed that treating a mother’s Read More
April 2, 2018
For years doctors believed they had just six hours to save threatened brain tissue from lack of blood flow after a stroke. A new study found they may actually have as long as 16 hours in many cases and another study found the outer limit at 24 hours for some Read More
March 19, 2018
Clostridium difficile (often referred to as “C-diff”), a deadly bacteria spread by physical contact with contaminated objects or infected people, thrives in hospitals causing 29,000 deaths a year in the United States. Traditional methods, such as monitoring hand washing and attempts to spot the infection early, often fail to stop Read More
March 11, 2018
Unsafe injections practices, such as reusing a syringe on multiple patients, commonly cause infection outbreaks in developing countries. This is a problem in other parts of the world because access to good infection control training and medical supplies is limited. Unfortunately, despite appropriate training and abundant medical supplies here in Read More
February 16, 2018
Here is a shocking statistic reported in a recent study: most people will encounter some kind of diagnostic error in their care at some point in their lifetime. If you are one of the lucky ones, the misdiagnosis will not cause you any lasting harm. For many others, however, misdiagnosis Read More
December 29, 2017
NPR and ProPublica teamed up for a six-month long investigation on maternal mortality in the U.S.. The resulting series of articles titled “Lost Mothers: maternal mortality in the U.S.” revealed shocking results including the fact that more American women are dying of pregnancy-related complications than in any other developed country. Read More
December 22, 2017
In 2002, the VA issued national guidelines allowing VA hospitals to hire doctors who had revoked medical licenses as long as the individual still had a valid license in at least once state. This policy was in direct conflict with a federal law prohibiting the VA from employing any doctor Read More
November 12, 2017
Want to lower your risk of complications after heart surgery? It may be a simple as asking your surgeon to schedule the procedure for the afternoon rather than the morning. A new study reported in the New York Times this month, showed that on almost every measure- heart attack during Read More
October 24, 2017
Pre-eclampsia can have effects long after pregnancy making affected women up to eight times more likely to suffer heart disease. The American Heart Association now recommends women who have had pre-eclampsia be evaluated for heart disease within a year of giving birth. According to one expert, doctors can see heart Read More
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