Posted on March 15th, 2019 by Elizabeth
There is a lot going on in the delivery room. Laboring mothers have enough on their minds without having to worry about additional complications that could arise from the day and time their body decides to give birth. Recent research, however, has shown that there are some unsettling factors that influence whether a mother will […]
Posted on February 25th, 2019 by Elizabeth
The United States has one of the highest rates of cesarean sections globally. In some cases, a C-section can be life-saving. In other cases, babies can suffer a catastrophic and irreversible birth injury. For some doctors, the jump to do a C-section has a lot to do with avoiding medical malpractice charges. If a vaginal […]
Posted on February 13th, 2019 by Elizabeth
Everyone has heard a story about someone visiting their doctor, being told they were fine, then collapsing of a heart attack upon leaving the building. You can do everything possible to take care of yourself – eat well, exercise, avoid temptations that could harm your heart, and see your doctor regularly – but if a […]
Posted on February 6th, 2019 by Elizabeth
Waking up on the operating table is the stuff of TV shows and nightmares. The popular TV drama Grey’s Anatomy aired an episode where, mid-surgery, a patient under general anesthesia awoke and could smell, hear, and see what was going on without being able to move or speak. But anesthesia awareness can happen in real […]
Posted on February 4th, 2019 by Elizabeth
Your doctor writes you a prescription. Your pharmacist fills it. You trust these people with your life, without a second thought. What if you found out the person who filled your prescription wasn’t a licensed pharmacist at all? In the California Bay Area, Kim Le signed off on or dispensed 745,355 prescriptions over more than […]
Many doctors recommend a daily aspirin to patients who are at a high risk of heart attack. Now, daily aspirin has been tied to a...
Not only are c-sections risky at the time of delivery, they could have repercussions decades later. A new Harvard study published in JAMA Network Open...
Many women who have given birth by Cesarean section are delighted to discover that they might qualify for a vaginal birth with their next child....
