The owner of a drain company has been arraigned after workers were tragically killed in a trench accident.
After deadly trench accident, company owner is arraigned
Could a surgeon's bad attitude actually endanger your health?
There's a stereotype that's seen on television and in movies of the "rude but brilliant" surgeon or medical specialist. The general idea is that their medical brilliance tends to make them abrupt around other people and impatient with the flawed mortals around them, including their patients.
Doctors don't always see communication problems
Communication is incredibly important to the doctor-patient relationship. Documents provided by the National Center for Biotechnology Information note that doctors who have good people skills and good relationships with their patients have a better chance of offering an accurate diagnosis, providing appropriate counsel, offering helpful therapeutic instructions, and building positive relationships that help with the care the patients are receiving.
Undiagnosed gestational diabetes can haunt mother and child
While chubby babies are tremendously cute, a chubby newborn is a sign that the mother suffered from gestational diabetes—and that's a serious problem.
Ovarian cancer is one of the top diseases doctors miss
When you go to the doctor and you get a clean bill of health, you trust that the medical professionals would have found anything that was wrong. Your very life could hang in the balance. If the doctor misses something and fails to diagnose a serious ailment, it could get worse -- and even turn fatal -- before it's found.
When and how to go about getting a second opinion
If you're like most Americans, you place a lot of trust in your doctor. Physicians undergo considerable schooling and training to get where they are. They're some of society's best and brightest.
Is your doctor too tired to be treating you?
When you land in the emergency room, the first question on your mind probably isn't, "How tired is the doctor treating me?" But it's a question that could be critical to your health.
The pros and cons of short emergency room waiting times
One of the biggest problems people face when they go to the emergency room is that they have to wait too long. It may be an emergency to you, but that doesn't mean you get care right away.
5 common pregnancy complications
Pregnancy is an exciting time, full of anticipation as you await the arrival of your little one. Yet it can also be a stressful and wearisome journey - especially if you end up suffering health problems along the way.
How nurses can avoid medication errors
The most common mistakes made by new nurses involve medication. These mistakes can be made in numerous ways that are all dangerous, from giving out the wrong medication to giving someone the wrong dosage of the right medication.
