Veterans’ Lives Permanently Changed After Returning from War For veterans returning from combat, their lives our permanently changed. For some, that includes physical change such as the loss of limbs or shrapnel debris buried deep within muscles. That’s what happened to Ron Strang, a veteran…
Coronary Angiography: What is it? It’s a mouthful–coronary angiography–and you might not know what it means either. Coronary angiography is fancy name to describe a medical test using dye and a special x-ray to show the insides of your coronary arteries. The coronary arteries supply…
Gas Explosion at Florida Jail Kills Two, Injuries Over a Hundred Inmates A gas explosion at a Northwest Florida jail that occurred late Wednesday evening has left two inmates dead and 150 injured. The blast partially leveled the jail located in Escambia County, which held…
Doctors Warn Consumers About OTC Painkillers Over-the-counter painkillers like Tylenol or Aspirin are often thought of as harmless, with some people popping one or two tablets per day to keep their pain at a minimum. However, OTC painkillers are not safe to take every day…
General Mills Reverses “No Sue” Policy After Uproar on Social Media General Mills devised a “no sue” policy to supposedly protect their privacy during online interactions with customers. Barely a day after announcing their decision, they quickly reversed courses after consumers took to social media
Slipknot Bassist Dies from Overdose of Prescription Painkillers The bassist of the edgy rock band Slipknot, Paul Gray, was found dead at age 38 in 2010 in a Iowa hotel room. Autopsies revealed that he had a combination of morphine and fentanyl in his system,…
Camilla’s Brother Dies in Tragic Fall Resulting in Head Injury Prince Charles and his wife Camilla are reeling after learning that her brother, Mark Shand, died after falling and hitting his head at a hotel. Medical examiners will determine the exact cause of death, but…
Teens Overdosing on New LSD-Like Drug You’ve probably heard of K2 by now, or the synthetic marijuana that also goes by the name “spice” that was allegedly a safer alternative to marijuana. However, K2 was banned in Michigan in June 2012, and many other states…
Children Prescribed Codeine in the ER Too Frequently Despite Risks A new study is calling out emergency room doctors for prescribing children in the ER codeine. Codeine is an opiate drug and it can be metabolized too quickly in children, leading to excessive sleepiness and…
Patients Rushed In and Out of Doctor’s Office Receive Poor Medical Care It isn’t uncommon for doctors to schedule their patients in 15 minute intervals, and while this means more patients are seen per day, it also can mean poor quality of medical care. Take,…
Doctors Struggle to Get Patients’ Hypertension Under Control High blood pressure, or hypertension, is a serious problem in the U.S. with 1 in 4 adults affected by the condition. High blood pressure results when the force of the blood pushes too hard against the artery…
Never Events: Medical Errors That Should Never Happen Never events should never occur. A never event is a medical error so egregious and preventable that it should never happen, but unfortunately they do. In fact, a Johns Hopkins study found that an estimated 88,000 such…