One of the most difficult decisions you might ever make is deciding if or when to place a loved one in a nursing home. Pittsburgh is home to a large assortment of nursing homes, many of which provide high quality care. However, there is always a risk that your elderly...
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Dirty vaccine needles can cause infections
When the disposable syringes came on the market, people thought that that was the end of the risk from dirty needles in a hospital setting. If doctors who were administering drugs and vaccines didn’t need to use the same needles repeatedly, there couldn’t be any...
Special oversight of nursing homes by the government fails to stop abuse, neglect
What does it take to turn a bad nursing home around and stop the abuse and neglect of the patients who live there? So far, it’s hard to say. When a nursing home “underperforms” badly enough, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid may recommend it as a candidate for...
Commonly misdiagnosed illnesses
We all rely on doctors to be able to help us when we are sick or injured. Sometimes, doctors are unable to provide the level of care that we need through medical malpractice. Diagnosis errors are among the most prevalent forms of medical malpractice, and some...
Why do medical providers fail to diagnose strokes?
A stroke is a common condition that most people know at least something about. They know that it causes people to speak oddly or that one side of the face may droop. With such common symptoms and good education, the surprising thing is that many strokes are still...
Qualities of a poor nursing home
It’s easy to list out the positive qualities that you want in a nursing home when trying to find one for your parents. For instance, maybe you want a place that has great socialization opportunities so that they don’t feel lonely, and you want a place close to your...
What kinds of vaccine injuries could you suffer?
Vaccines, on the whole, are safe for people to take. Unfortunately, even though they help many people, there are some who will suffer real, unavoidable injuries as a result of receiving them. Vaccines are all different, so the materials used to make up one may not be...
The stress of suffering from nursing home abuse
If your loved one is suffering from nursing home abuse, it can lead to a lot of related factors. Perhaps foremost among these is stress. The person has to live in an environment where they feel unsafe and insecure. Even if actual abuse only happened one time, they may...
Encephalitis or brain swelling is a side effect of some vaccines
Vaccines, also sometimes called shots or immunizations, are an important part of modern preventative medicine. By injecting people with a vaccine, physicians aim to prevent that particular individual from contracting certain diseases while simultaneously reducing the...
How common is misdiagnosis?
We rely on the expertise of doctors to help us heal. From identifying our ailments to finding the medication or procedure that helps us move toward recovery, their insights are necessary in almost every aspect of treatment. When that expertise fails, though,...