New York patients struggling to receive a correct diagnosis may face problems. Some illnesses are misdiagnosed at a much higher rate than others, such as celiac disease, Lyme disease and endometriosis. These three conditions require an elimination of symptoms, which means that patients are often inappropriately diagnosed multiple times before the correct diagnosis is arrived at.
According to a study published in the BMJ Quality & Safety journal, approximately 12 million adults seeking outpatient medical care are misdiagnosed each year in the United States. This amounts to 1 out of 20 adult patients and represents about 5% of outpatient encounters. From the statistics that researchers have produced, in 50% of those cases, there is a potential for serious harm as a result of the misdiagnosis.
Medication errors can occur because of negligence in a hospital, clinic, or pharmacy. However, there are also many cases in which patients suffer serious outcomes from medication errors that they have made on their own. It is important to be aware of these errors to avoid the chance of overdose or other serious complications.
Every day, thousands of heart surgeries are performed in the United States. In fact, 500,000 coronary bypass procedures were performed in one recent year. Although there is a shortage of donor organs, heart transplants are performed on more than 2,300 people each year.
According to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS), in 2015, 15.9 million surgical and minimally-invasive cosmetic procedures were performed in the United States, which is an increase of 2% since 2014. Overall procedures have increased 115% since 2000, but the types of cosmetic procedures chosen by patients are changing. 1.3 million chemical peel, 2.4 million soft tissue fillers, 1.1 million laser hair removal and 800,340 microdermabrasion procedures were some of the minimally-invasive cosmetic procedures performed in 2015. Individuals seeking laser hair removal and other cosmetic procedures that make use of lasers may suffer burns. A number of factors play a role in whether such
According to the National Safety Council there was a 14% increase in traffic fatalities during the first six months of 2015. During the first half of 2014, there were 16,400 traffic fatalities reported while during the same period of 2015, 18,600 people died in traffic accidents. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reported that traffic-related fatalities saw a 9.3% increase during the first nine months of 2015 compared to the same period in 2014. Traffic accidents cause injury to thousands of travelers every year. While the number of injuries fluctuates every year, this problem is still a major issue. In many cases, passengers as well
COMPANY OF COMMERCIAL TRUCK MAY BE LIABLE FOR DEADLY ACCIDENT ELIZABETH, NEW JERSEY (July 11, 2016) One man was killed in a tragic car accident after the driver of a tractor-trailer truck led police on a chase and crashed into several vehicles, according to PIX 2. Authorities have been able to identify the person that died in the fatal big rig accident as Jeffrey Oakley. The incident started after the driver of the commercial semi-truck hit a car by First Street and Elizabeth Avenue. The driver of the car was not injured and tried to get the truck driver to stop, but he fled the area. Authorities
Not long ago, the New York Times reported on a memorial service that took place inside of St. Patrick’s Cathedral. Instead of honoring one life, this service honored the lives of 16 construction workers who died in the past year within New York City. Sixteen deaths are far too many, and events like this one both allow for the people who were lost to be honored and mourned and also serve the important role of drawing attention to the dangers of construction work. The construction profession is an especially dangerous one, and the building boom in New York City has meant that there are more
According to statistics, there is some form of resident abuse in more than 30% of all nursing homes. Nearly one-third of nursing homes have residents who experience abuse, either by staff or other residents. In 2005, 91.7% of all nursing home in the United States were cited for at least one deficiency by health inspectors. Only about 20% of cases of abuse are reported.
In the United States, nearly 1 in 3 women gives birth by cesarean section. According to the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine and The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, c-sections are too common in the country and have increased significantly since first measured in the 1960s.
