Modern medicine is truly impressive. There are now prescription drugs that can do everything from help those with restless leg syndrome to helping people grow longer and darker eyelashes. Medications can cure a disease, stave off symptoms or even improve someone's...
Summer is right around the corner. With winter far behind, will the dry, clear roads mean there is a decline in car accidents? For those who drove through winter storms trying to get to work, it seems that better driving conditions in the summer should be safer....
We think of hospitals as a safe place, where trained medical professionals can offer assistance and care that you would get nowhere else. And, while they are intended to be that way, the truth is often quite the opposite. It has even led some people to say that a...
The healthcare industry has made a great many beneficial advancements over the decades. People now have access to trained general doctors and specialists, effective medications and proven surgical procedures to correct many conditions. Residents of Indiana have come...
If you had to make a difficult decision to move a loved one into a nursing home, you probably did so because you knew that you could no longer provide them with the amount of care they need for a safe and healthy future. Unfortunately, nursing homes don't always have...
Surgeons make mistakes. They commit errors. Patients trust them with their very lives, but surgeons are human, and they do not always uphold that trust. This happens due to negligence, carelessness, distraction and many other reasons. Mistakes that they make vary, but...
If you have ever driven near a distracted driver, you know just how frightening it can be. You feel like that person could make a mistake and take your life at any moment. Now imagine if that was your doctor or your surgeon. How much risk would you face? It could be...
