May, 2013 Articles

Study: Hospitals are Financially Rewarded for Surgical Errors

A study that was recently published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) revealed that hospitals make more income from patients who suffer surgical errors. Because these patients ...
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Anesthesia Error Facts

Estimates of those who undergo anesthesia procedures in connection with medical care every year in the United States range at about 20 million people. The majority of these patients do not experience ...
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High School Junior Develops Serious Skin Condition Overnight

Stevens Johnson Syndrome is a condition that will sometimes present with symptoms that include a rash, strange sores, and flu-like symptoms. It is a condition that doctors do not see too frequently, ...
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Suicides Linked to Antidepressants

For many years, it was claimed by many experts that antidepressants can cause suicidal thoughts and the eventual act of suicide in some patients. Antidepressants such as Paxil, Prozac, and Zoloft are ...
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