Last week, two studies released the results of an analysis of the impact of a 16-hour limit on residency shifts. This limit reduced the amount of time that doctors-in-training can work from 30 hours. Although observers and experts hoped that this step help improve patient safety by giving residents enough
The sport of football in America is close to the hearts of many people. Whether they grew up playing the game or are a fan of a professional or college team, the passion for football in the states is second to none. Many people often forget about the danger associated
In 2008, Pauline Miller was driving to work at St. Elizabeth’s Health Center in Youngstown when a commercial truck swerved into her lane and struck her vehicle head-on. The crash killed the 49-year-old nurse and left a void in her close-knit family. Her family learned that a huge pothole caused
A study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) revealed that patients in rural hospitals have higher patient-death rates than those in metro and suburban areas. The rural patient-mortality rate is 13.3 percent while hospitals in denser areas have a 11.4 percent death rate. Perhaps more concerning,
A 27-year-old man was killed Monday in a construction zone accident involving a tractor trailer. The victim, an Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) employee from Mt. Gilead, was operating a backhoe aside Interstate 71 when a commercial truck left the road and barreled into his construction vehicle. The backhoe erupted
Motor vehicle accidents are often cited as the top unnatural cause of death in the United States. In Ohio, drug overdoses are the top killer. According to Ohio Health Department’s Violence and Injury Prevention program, overdoses killed 1,765 Ohioans in 2011, where 1,105 died in traffic fatalities. The data reveals
Every medical treatment was unconventional at some point in time, so nontraditional treatment methods shouldn’t necessarily be avoided. One mother was willing to delve into the unknown for the opportunity for her boy, 3, to have a better childhood. So far, that decision has paid dividends. Aiden Farrrell was born
Hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy is the medical term for oxygen deprivation. It only affects two infants out of 1,000 births, but the condition can be fatal; one of five babies who suffer hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) at birth will die. To reduce the risk of death, and brain damage that may
A horrific accident recently took the lives of three people and an unborn child in Bedford, Ohio. A pregnant woman was driving with her four daughters when another motorist ran a red light and plowed into her vehicle. The crash killed Maria Thorpe, 30, who was six-months pregnant, as well
A robotic mechanism known as the da Vinci Surgical System is perhaps the hottest innovation in U.S. operating rooms. The system was used in approximately 40,000 surgeries last year, and is marketed as a device that lowers the chances of surgical errors. However, the da Vinci robot has recently been