In the realm of birth injuries, certain conditions or occurrences seem to be reported and receive media coverage more often than other adverse outcomes. Those commonly include things like cerebral palsy, bone fractures, spinal cord injuries, fetal asphyxia and...
Mayo Clinic study on “July Effect,” alleged link to patient harm
A new study is debunking the widely held notion that patients can face a seasonal increased risk of hospital malpractice due to factors operative within what is known as the "July Effect." These supposed risk factors are attributed to the new wave of inexperienced...
Car Accidents, Distracted Driving, and Winter Weather
In the wake of a storm, car accidents abound. Although the recent, so-called Blizzard Nemo has come and gone, its hazardous residue remains: icy streets, snow covered roads, displaced trees and debris, and so on. In light of this, Breslin and Breslin would like to...
Electronic health record copy/paste practice a growing concern
The term "sloppy and paste" might intuitively seem most aptly attached to a student's mediocre writing efforts or media plagiarism.The description also applies, though, to a practice in the medical field that many commentators are drawing attention to and voicing...
New Jersey lawmaker proposes ban on traffic jughandles
What is a jughandle?If that inquiry is posed to motorists in many states throughout the country, the response might likely center on, well, the handle of a jug. Perhaps a shrug or blank stare might be an equally common reaction."People from out of state usually are...
Cancer misdiagnosis study: perceptions, challenges, solutions
The National Coalition on Health Care (NCHH) is a long-tenured organization that advocates health care reform through its association with scores of medical, business and consumer groups. Its President and CEO, John Rother, recently issued this blunt and telling...
