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Artificial intelligence will likely replace some of your healthcare services in the future. How do you feel about that? Science fiction writers have long presaged a world where human services are provided by robot and software providers. There is no novelty to the idea of computers responding to human needs in ways that suggest an … Continued
A new screening tool for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) delivered mixed results in a recent research study. COPD impacts approximately 15 million people in the US each year. Although it is the fourth leading cause of death in the US, many people with the disease go undiagnosed. Because the disease is not on the … Continued
Aortic syndromes are dangerous and a new study examined how often these syndromes were misdiagnosed prior to transfer to other facilities. There are a host of aortic syndromes that demand rapid medical attention. A new study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association (JAHA) evaluated two aortic center databases to learn how often … Continued
A report from the Veterans Administration Office of Inspector General offers a devastating inside look at errors made by a pathologist with the VA hospital in Arkansas. Robert Morris Levy began working at the VA facility in Fayetteville, Arkansas in 2005. By the time his employment as Pathology and Lab Service Chief was terminated, Dr. … Continued
Recent research suggests one in ten patients who experience symptoms of a dangerous condition like cancer, infection, or major vascular event will be misdiagnosed. Published in the open-access journal Diagnosis, the study adds weight to the already disturbing statistics concerning the frequency by which patients are incorrectly diagnosed. Led by researchers at Johns Hopkins University … Continued
Early and accurate diagnosis of cancer gives physicians better odds at successfully treating patients. A new blood test uses machine learning to detect types and sites of cancer in the human body. Recent research published in the Annals of Oncology discusses how analysis of free-floating DNA in blood samples was used to detect over 50 … Continued
Patients who received treatment at HealthPlus Surgery Center, LLC (“HealthPlus”) are getting notices that they may have been exposed to dangerous blood borne diseases including human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and hepatitis. A recent investigation by the New Jersey Department of Health revealed that lapses in infection control in sterilization/cleaning instruments and the injection of medications may have … Continued
Schochor, Staton, Goldberg, and Cardea, P.A. Senior Partner Kerry Staton achieved a settlement of $9,000,000 from a hospital and emergency room group for a woman who was irreversibly injured due to a failure to diagnose her condition. Here is the sequence of tragic events: On May 10, 2014, at approximately 9:16 p.m., the Plaintiff, then … Continued
Men get migraines, too. As with women and migraines, the risk may involve more than head pain. Migraine headache is a complex condition with a cause that remains elusive to researchers. In both genders, migraines have numerous triggers. Diet, exercise, stress, genetics, hormones, and underlying physiology are all implicated when it comes to headaches and … Continued
No headache is pleasant. While most headaches will pass in a few hours, some do not. How do you know when to get help with a pain in the head? More than 90 percent of the population experiences tension headaches at some point during their life. These types of headaches are not medical emergencies and … Continued
