CANCER | June 15, 2023
As National Men’s Health Month, June provides physicians and the general public an opportunity to lean in and discuss more on health matters that impact men. One area of concern involves cancer risk.
BREAST CANCER | May 15, 2023
Breast cancer screening saves lives. Screening can result in early diagnosis and treatment, increasing the odds that those who get a breast cancer diagnosis can beat the disease.
STROKE PREVENTION | April 19, 2023
Medical innovations have led to better patient care and reduced mortality rates. Stroke care is a prime example. Medical scholars attribute the discovery to Hippocrates over 2,000 years ago.
BIRTH INJURIES, PEDIATRIC CARE | March 14, 2023
Researchers with Johns Hopkins recently released the results of a study that dug into whether adherence to a Mediterranean-style diet could reduce the risk of preeclampsia.
BIRTH INJURIES | February 8, 2023
March is National Cerebral Palsy Awareness Month. Designations like this are important as they provide an opportunity to bring this condition into the national discussion;
CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH | January 23, 2023
February is American Heart Month. This provides an opportunity to focus on cardiovascular health. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has a division that
CATASTROPHIC INJURIES | January 4, 2023
As personal injury and medical malpractice lawyers we have come to recognize all too well the frequency with which life can turn on a dime. Far too many people have taken the time
MEDICAL MALPRACTICE | November 21, 2022
Recent data from the Pew Research Center reports that retirement rates declined during the Great Recession in 2010. This continued throughout the decade that followed, with a small increase
CANCER | October 4, 2022
The National Cancer Institute (NCI) has noted a rise in colorectal cancers among young adults. One out of every seven patients diagnosed with colon cancer (15%) are under the age of 50.
PEDIATRIC CARE | September 12, 2022
Hypertension is the most common medical problem during pregnancy. Some women have high blood pressure before becoming pregnant and others develop it during pregnancy.
MEDICAL MALPRACTICE | August 3, 2022
Congress authorized the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) to start putting together the United States Preventative Services Task Force (USPSTF) in 1998.
DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS | June 29, 2022
You go with a loved one to a visit that could include a diagnosis of cancer or other serious medical disease or condition. You realize it is stressful, but you may not realize how important your role is.
SURGICAL ERRORS | June 22, 2022
Few medical errors are as vivid and terrifying as those that involve patients who have undergone surgery on the wrong body part, undergone the incorrect procedure, or had a procedure
DEMENTIA | June 15, 2022
Lawmakers signed the National Alzheimer’s Project Act (NAPA) into law on January 4, 2011. The law requires the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to