Monthly Archives: January 2014

ER waits can be deadly

Posted on January 28, 2014 by admin

Did you read the story about a 30-year old man who died in the Emergency Room reportedly after waiting 8 hours to see a doctor? John Verrier showed up at Saint Barnabas Hospital in the Bronx complaining of a rash. … Continue reading →

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Medical Misdiagnoses are Common

Posted on January 22, 2014 by admin

Medical misdiagnoses are much more common than you might think. Take the woman who died in New York City earlier this year. For two years, she searched for answers to her medical problems. She was told it was asthma when … Continue reading →

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Cancer Patients Forced to Wait Weeks for Crucial Tests

Posted on January 9, 2014 by admin

Imagine being diagnosed with cancer and being told you have to wait more than six weeks to have crucial tests performed. That’s what happened to more than 5,200 cancer patients in the United Kingdom. A watchdog group blames it on … Continue reading →

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Doctors Can Learn From Their Mistakes

Posted on January 1, 2014 by admin

Most of us know in order to succeed we have to fail every now and then. The same goes for doctors who make medical mistakes. But in these cases the consequences can be the difference between life and death.

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