by Marcus Boston | Apr 8, 2016 | Birth Injuries, Blog, Medical News, Obstetrical Malpractice
Are there lower infant mortality rates when there is paid maternity leave? A recent study seems to suggest that when there is paid maternity leave, there is a reduction in infant mortality rates. According to news reports, the data was reviewed in low income countries...
by Marcus Boston | Apr 7, 2016 | Blog, Cardiac Malpractice, Medical News
In heart failure patients can cell therapy help slow the patient’s decline? A new study looked to see if this is the case. Heart disease in the number one cause of death for men and women in the United States. Each year about 610,000 people die because of this...
by Marcus Boston | Apr 5, 2016 | Birth Injuries, Blog, Medical News
Does a higher risk of birth defects result with the use of reproductive technology? Based on news reports, a study performed in the United States is suggesting that women who use in vitro fertilization and other reproductive technologies may have a higher risk of...
by Marcus Boston | Apr 4, 2016 | Blog, Medical News
Is a high body fat number a peak into a higher risk of death, more so than a high body mass index? A recent study looked at this question to get a better understanding of what role, if any, body fat plays in a higher death rate. Because some people equate being...
by Marcus Boston | Mar 31, 2016 | Blog, Emergency Room Errors, Medical News, Surgical Mistakes
A Sepsis infection is a medical condition that can lead to organ failure. Actress Patty Duke, recently passed away at the age of 69 from this condition. Sepsis kills more than 258,000 Americans a year. Most people can recover from sepsis, when it’s caught in...
by Marcus Boston | Mar 29, 2016 | Blog, Medical News
Can exercise keep you mentally sharp as you get older? A study in Neurology concluded that as people get older those who exercise regularly experienced a slower rate of mental decline. In this study 876 people with an average age of 71 participated. Of those...
by Marcus Boston | Mar 29, 2016 | Blog, Failure or Delay in Cancer Diagnosis, Medical News
Can mammogram help detect heart disease? Researchers may have found how mammograms can help with detecting heart disease in patients. Mammograms are currently being used to determine the health of breasts, with many women getting the jump on cancer treatment with this...
by Marcus Boston | Mar 23, 2016 | Birth Injuries, Blog, Medical News, Misdiagnoses
A new genetic test looks to improve diabetes diagnosis. The wrong diagnosis can happen when a person is mistakenly diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes and the diagnosis should have been Type 2, and vice versa. Numbers from the Centers for Disease Control and...
by Marcus Boston | Mar 22, 2016 | Blog, Cardiac Malpractice, Medical News
Are heart disease rates down in the United States (“US”)? A study is now looking at what the numbers actually reveal on the issue. Add to this, heart disease cases are changing from region to region, according to reports. Whereas in the past the Northeast had the...
by Marcus Boston | Mar 20, 2016 | Blog, Failure or Delay in Cancer Diagnosis, Medical News
Does survival rate increase if both breasts are removed, even though the breast cancer can only be found in one breast? Understandably, this is a question which may cross the minds of many women who are dealing with breast cancer. I remember one of the very...
