One of the most important members of any surgical team is the anesthesiologist. These doctors practice a highly specialized type of medicine. If they don't do their job correctly, the results can be serious -- even fatal. If you're having surgery -- even a minor...
Misconceptions about melanoma can be deadly
Melanoma is the most deadly form of skin cancer. If it's caught and treated early, it doesn't have to be fatal. However, even in 2020, there are still a lot of misconceptions about this third most common form of skin cancer. These misconceptions too often keep people...
Reasons people claim medical malpractice in Texas
As a patient, you put your faith in the medical staff when you go to a hospital or clinic, and you expect to come out healthier than you went in. Unfortunately, this does not always happen. In some of these cases, the medical practitioner, or hospital or clinic, may...
Study uncovers reasons for medical errors
Roughly 6% of patients in Texas and throughout the country will be impacted by medical errors during their lifetime. In 12% of those cases, a medical error will result in a significant disability or death. This is according to a study from a team of researchers that...
5 tips for preventing adverse drug events
Many residents of San Antonio take prescription medications or over-the-counter drugs. The American Academy of Family Physicians says that four out of five U.S. adults do so every week. Not only that, but one-third of adults also take five or more medications at the...
Hospitals routinely ignore their obligation to report bad doctors
It seems like everyone you know has some kind of horror story about medical-care-gone-wrong. It isn’t really surprising that medical mistakes are the third-leading cause of death in the United States. Despite this, only half of all American hospitals have ever...
Nurses’ cellphone use can result in a medication error
San Antonio residents who are seeking medical care for an illness or injury will expect the medical professionals to pay strict attention to what they are doing. However, like the world in general, people are constantly checking their cellphones. Those in health care...
Advanced medical technology is doing little to prevent mistakes
A government report released 20 years ago indicated that medical mistakes killed about 98,000 people in Texas and around the country each year, but more recent studies suggest that the annual death toll could be more than double this figure. One of the most recent...
Medication errors more likely when nurses interrupted by calls
Texas residents may be interested in learning about a study that was published in JAMA Pediatrics that showed that receiving calls on work phones may play a role in pediatric nurses making mistakes when administering medication. However, receiving and sending text...
Why male breast cancer has lower survival rates
Men in San Antonio who have breast cancer may not be getting the care and attention they need. A study published on September 19 in JAMA Oncology has found that American men are less likely to be considered for clinical trials and don't receive the same cutting-edge...
