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HEPARIN OVERDOSE & PHYSICIAN LIABILITY

Posted on June 15, 2017 by Kathleen

When Will Hospitals Learn How To Use Heparin? Heparin is one of the most basic medicines commonly used worldwide. It is the primary anticoagulant used by hospitals and is part of the World Health Organization’s List of Essential Medicines. Anticoagulants … Continue reading →

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PANCREATIC CANCER MEDICAL MALPRACTICE – Early Diagnosis of Deadly Pancreatic Cancer Now Possible With Blood Test

Posted on April 19, 2017 by Kathleen

Early Diagnosis of Deadly Pancreatic Cancer Now Possible With Blood Test Doctors might be able to diagnose pancreatic cancer sooner by looking at what your cells are ejecting. Pancreatic cancer is so deadly in part because it is hard to … Continue reading →

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CARDIAC ABLATION

Posted on January 12, 2017 by Kathleen

Cardiac ablation is a procedure that can correct heart rhythm problems (arrhythmias). Cardiac ablation works by scarring or destroying tissue in your heart that triggers or sustains an abnormal heart rhythm. In some cases, cardiac ablation prevents abnormal electrical signals … Continue reading →

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MEDICAL NEGLIGENCE AND COMPARTMENT SYNDROME

Posted on November 30, 2012 by Kathleen

Compartment syndrome is a medical emergency that develops over hours in which increased pressure within a closed muscle compartment compromises the circulation and function of tissues, muscles, nerves and blood vessels within that space with escalating compression. The most common … Continue reading →

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Honor Roll – Best Children’s Hospitals 2012-13

Posted on August 12, 2012 by Kathleen

The 2012-13 Best Children’s Hospitals features 80 different hospitals that ranked among the top 50 in at least one of 10 specialties: cancer, cardiology and heart surgery, diabetes and endocrinology, gastroenterology, neonatology, nephrology, neurology and neurosurgery, orthopedics, pulmonology, and urology. … Continue reading →

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