As more technological devices are used in hospitals, the level of patient care may go up in some cases, but in others may go markedly down. This is because more and more doctors are becoming distracted by the very devices that are supposed to be improving the practice of medicine
The news organizations ProPublica and NPR have been working on an ongoing journalistic investigation of the death investigation system in America and its flaws. One of the most recent installments looks into the increasing lack of routine autopsies by hospitals when someone dies unexpectedly or without a known cause. ProPublica
This blog has discussed several different birth injuries in the previous four posts as part of a five-part series on birth injuries. The previous posts discussed excessive jaundice in newborns, brachial plexus injuries, brachial palsy, shoulder dystocia, Erb’s palsy and gestational diabetes. The final post in this series will discuss
As discussed in the previous post, more and more hospitals are integrating the latest technological gadgets into their practice of medicine with the goal of improving patient care. While technology has the ability to improve patient care, it can also hurt patients if the doctors end up more focused on
As discussed in the previous post, a recent series by ProPublica and NPR takes a hard look at the death investigation system in America and its flaws. One recent issue taken up by ProPublica is the downward trend in hospitals performing routine autopsies. Fifty years ago these autopsies were common, particularly
In the U.S, 49 states do not report the pregnancies and outcomes of those pregnancies of all imprisoned women, according to a 2010 study compiled by The Rebecca Project for Human Rights and the National Women’s Law Center. Imprisoned women who are pregnant may not receive the care they need,
This blog will discuss several birth injuries in five posts in order to shed some light on these conditions. The first post discussed excessive jaundice and kernicterus in newborns. The second and third post discussed brachial plexus injuries, brachial palsy, Erb’s palsy and shoulder dystocia. This post will discuss gestational
As discussed in the previous post, women who are incarcerated may experience mistreatment or a lack of medical attention during their pregnancies, which can lead to miscarriages, birth injuries or stillbirths. According to a recent article in The Tennessean, more and more doctors have been arguing that the shackling of women
As discussed in the previous post, a scientific panel that was assembled as part of a 2005 class-action lawsuit settlement recently released some of its findings. The panel was assembled to study the possible health effects of exposure to a chemical present at and released by a DuPont plant in West Virginia.
The previous two birth injury blog posts discussed how a scientific panel studying the effects of a chemical used in manufacturing Teflon and other non-stick products by DuPont recently concluded that there is a probable link between exposure to the chemical and preeclampsia. The scientific panel was appointed as part