It’s a common misconception that the most aggressive course of treatment is often the best for patients. In fact, there are many circumstances under which palliative care is preferred. Despite this, the staff members at many nursing homes still commit medication errors by aggressively medicating... Read More

The largest study ever of accidental awareness during anesthesia has found that waking while under anaesthesia happens less frequently than had previously been thought. The study also discovered that though most incidents tended to be of a relatively brief and minor nature, a relatively high... Read More

A look into medical malpractice payouts in the state of Florida by CBS has revealed some concerning statistics. Out of 25 physicians in the state with the most payouts, only four have lost their licenses and their ability to practice medicine. The other 21 doctors... Read More

According to a new report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), there was a nearly quadrupled rate of prescription drug deaths between 1999 and 2011. Abuse of commonly-used prescription painkillers like codeine and Vicodin, known as opioid analgesics, lead to overdose... Read More

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 450,000 victims of burn injury were logged in 2014, and of those, 40,000 required hospitalization. The physical recovery process for first, second or third-degree burns varies in nature and length, but with swift medical... Read More

State regulators and consumer protections groups who fight to stop nursing home abuse may be having their causes unintentionally undermined by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“Medicare”). Medicare, the government agency that certifies nursing homes to receive payment from the federal government, has... Read More

The New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners has revoked a neurologist’s medical license, due to medical misconduct charges that included sexual relations with a patient he was treating. Dr. Jonathan Fellus, a world-renowned expert in awakening brain-dead patients from comas, must now transfer all... Read More

The director of Long Island’s Heart Failure Program has authored a new book that highlights the plight of a fractured healthcare system, in which doctors function more as businessman than health care practitioners. In “Doctored: The Disillusionment of an American Physician,” Dr. Sandeep Jauhar laments... Read More