Mini-stroke sufferers could experience lasting impacts
New Yorkers who sustain minor strokes, also known as transient ischemic attacks may be at higher risk for other ailments. TIAs involve the partial stoppage of circulation to the brain, and they may be associated with stroke-like symptoms that appear to dissipate within 24 hours. A 2016 study published by scientists at the University of Birmingham in the U.K. found that patients who had survived TIA incidents were more likely to later visit the doctor for problems like depression, anxiety, fatigue or cognitive difficulties.
QUEENS: Cyclist Antonio Flores Died of Sepsis After Car Accident And Medical Treatment At Elmhurst Hospital Center
HOSPITAL MAY BE LIABLE FOR PATIENT’S DEATH ELMHURST, NEW YORK (July 29, 2016) A 59-year-old cyclist was killed in a tragic hospital accident in Queens after the patient developed sepsis following an injury to his arm, according to the NY Daily News. Authorities have been able to identify the man that died as Antonio Flores. Antonio Flores was bicycling […]
Understanding the bladder condition of interstitial cystitis
New York residents may be interested in learning more about a troublesome bladder condition known as interstitial cystitis or “painful bladder syndrome.” While many people, including physicians, are unfamiliar with the condition, it is a disease that affects roughly 3 percent of women and 1 percent of men throughout the world. However, because many people who suffer from interstitial cystitis are often wrongly diagnosed, the numbers could be significantly higher.
Do rehab hospitals harm more than help?
Rehab hospitals are a place for rest and recovery after surgery or injury. Patients expect a healing environment as they recover from knee replacement surgeries, strokes and other procedures. According to a recent study by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), however, almost one-third of Medicare patients in rehab facilities suffered harm due to the care they received.
Death of young child shows danger anesthesia poses to children
When a child dies, it’s always a tragedy not only for the parents but for the community as well. But when a child dies because of someone else’s negligence, grief is oftentimes accompanied by anger and the gut-wrenching question, “Could anything have been done to prevent the tragedy?”
Health care industry improves disclosures about errors
Surgical patients in New York hospitals certainly dread the possibility of errors during a procedure. A changing attitude about disclosing mistakes to patients, however, could result in them hearing about mistakes more often. Commenting about the challenges of informing patients, a professor of health policy, management, medicine and surgery said that physicians also endure negative emotions about their mistakes. Communicating them to patients is a challenge.
Sepsis injury or death may be due to medical negligence
Sepsis causes tens of thousands of deaths each year in New York and throughout the country. It arises when an infection in one part of the body spreads into other parts, including the bloodstream. An infection that begins in the lungs, skin or abdomen may eventually impact the whole of the body.
80-hour rule may impact patients and medical residents
The American Council of Graduate Medical Education has imposed a rule on medical residents limiting the amount of time that they can spend at the hospital to 80 hours per week. The rule applies regardless of specialty or whether the residents are working in New York or elsewhere. While the regulation was made to address doctor fatigue, some residents oppose the restriction because it does not take into account individual training programs. Many also argue that this rule can impact patients adversely.
How a single birth injury can end up costing you your life
As functioning members of society, we can easily imagine what we would miss if we lost the ability to perform even the most simplest of tasks. Perhaps that’s why it’s easy for us to consider the opportunities and life experiences children miss out on when they suffer a birth injury.
Examples of negligence in medical malpractice cases
Many New York residents believe that the United States health care system is among the best in the world. According to the Institute of Medicine, however, nearly 98,000 people are killed from medical malpractice every year. While some medical errors may be unavoidable, others are caused by acts of negligence. In 2004, a New York woman sued a fertility clinic after giving birth to a baby that was obviously not her husbands. It emerged that the clinic had used semen from a stranger by mistake.