Authorities are linking the same steroids responsible for the fungal meningitis outbreak to a new outbreak of conditions. These conditions appear to affect meningitis victims and include epidural abscesses and arachnoiditis. As patients here in Ohio and around the country try to recover from an initial battle against fungal meningitis,
A cerebral palsy diagnosis brings enormous and unexpected obstacles into the lives of parents and their children. When the diagnosis resulted from a doctor’s incompetence, these obstacles can be even more unfair and discouraging. This week, however, two great cerebral palsy stories are in the national news. These stories show
Although serious childbirth complications are relatively uncommon in the United States, new research says that they increased by 75 percent between 1998 and 2009. This might reflect changing childbirth trends – doctors and medical staff may need to respond appropriately to provide safe care to all mothers. While the rate
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, around 5.5 percent of births are breech deliveries. In a breech delivery, the baby is not born head-first but instead delivers feet- or knees-first. Although breech births often result in potentially dangerous complications, a new study concluded that the risks are
Several months after hospital nurses inflicted severe third-degree burns on a 2-month-old baby girl’s hand, the girl’s parents are suing the hospital. According to the lawsuit, nurses mistakenly wrapped the baby’s hand around a piece of equipment while they attempted to start an IV. The equipment was hot enough to
Many Americans have heard terrifying rumors of antibiotic-resistant “super bugs” – bacterial infections that can survive our strongest medicines. As USA Today is reporting this week, super bugs are a very real threat in American hospitals. USA Today’s investigation reports that thousands of super bug cases have occurred in the
New research is suggesting that doctors need to start explaining the risks of taking antidepressants during a pregnancy. In a review of 100 previous studies, researchers from several medical schools came to the concerning conclusion that antidepressants can cause serious risks for mothers and newborns. At the same time, they
The United States may be one of the better places in the world in which to have a baby – but there is still a lot of room for improvement. One new study looked at premature births as one of the leading causes of birthing injuries and complications and made
The evidence keeps piling up against sport-related brain injuries. While professional athletes have attracted much-needed attention to this issue by filing massive lawsuits against organizations like the NFL, brain injuries can just as easily affect young athletes. Ohio parents need to be aware of the risks of letting a child
Generally, hospital patients are probably safer now than they were 100 years ago. As technological improvements found their way into the world of healthcare, treatment and care got better and more reliable as well. But, as the Emergency Care Research Institute (ECRI) reports in its annual study, technology brings some