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Emergency room doctors have the difficult task of treating the most severely injured patients in desperate need of help. Because of their high stakes and high pressure job, doctors in the ER are prone to making mistakes, which can unfortunately lead to more injuries or worsening conditions. Though an ER doctor may save your life,...
Waiting for a doctor’s appointment or treatment with a specialist can be a frustrating process. Recently, concierge medical practices have allowed patients to pay a yearly fee or retainer to a doctor in exchange for quicker, more personal service. Hiring a concierge doctor allows patients to bypass many of the frustrations of a regular doctor’s...
Traumatic brain injuries, or TBIs, are life-changing injuries which may never completely heal. Unlike a broken arm, the brain has a limited ability to generate new cells, which means that the effects of a brain injury are often permanent. Though the victim of a TBI may never be completely back to normal, our brains are...
A young California woman received a $28 million verdict after a jury agreed that doctors at Kaiser Permanente negligently failed to order an MRI which would have discovered her cancer. According to the lawsuit, Anna Rahm was 17 when she started feeling severe pain in her back and leg. Doctors at Kaiser Permanente refused Rahm...
Are you aware of the dangerous ingredients that your over-the-counter medications may contain? The warnings and side effects of dangerous pharmaceuticals and over the counter medication include possible liver damage and gastrointestinal bleeding, but certainly do not end there. Thankfully for unsuspecting consumers, hundreds of common over-the-counter painkiller remedies will be receiving changes to their labels...
Sure, you’ve been drinking, but just a little. You know for a fact that you’re under the legal limit. So you put your key in your car, confident that you’re not breaking the law. But exactly how much does the small amount of alcohol you’ve consumed, an amount that is under California’s 0.08% legal limit,...
When you’ve been injured as a result of an accident due to someone else’s negligence, your first priority, of course, is to get better. But with your medical expenses piling up and your inability to work due to your injury, you may find that a personal injury claim is your best course of action. If...
Here in the United States we love our dogs, but it can’t be denied: sometimes dogs do bite people. If you’re suffering from a dog bite, you may be hesitant to obtain medical treatment. After all, what are the risks? It’s “only a dog bite”. As it turns out, dog bites can actually cause quite...
Everyone knows the difference between a concussion and a neck injury, right? After all, concussions affect the head while neck injuries affect the neck. It seems pretty clear, but if you were diagnosed with a concussion and the symptoms you’re experiencing persist over several months, you might actually be suffering from a neck injury. A...
Children are particularly vulnerable if they’re involved in a car accident, and most parents know the importance of using a child passenger restraint system to help protect their children in the event an accident does happen. The question parents should ask themselves, however, is whether they are using the right passenger restraint system for their...
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