Researchers Warn Thousands of Medical Devices Can Be Hacked
Cybersecurity experts have warned that hackers could tamper with more than 68,000 medical devices used around the world. According to the researchers, who presented their evidence at a hacker conference, computer interfaces used in medical devices were vulnerable to attacks using malware. Devices vulnerable to hackers include computerized tomography scanners, MRI machines and other equipment… Read more »
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Centers for Disease Control Issues CRE Superbug Warning
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has issued a warning about superbugs in hospitals. Superbugs are bacteria that have evolved to become resistant to antibiotics. Antibiotic resistance makes superbugs notoriously difficult to treat. The warning came after the CDC found CRE in seven major metropolitan area hospitals. CDC researchers spent the last year observing hospitals… Read more »
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What Hospital Patients Should Know About Fatal Air Embolisms
Hospitals around the country refer to some medical mistakes as “never events”, errors that should not happen. Performing surgery on the wrong patient or body part, medication errors, using contaminated surgical equipment, air embolisms and misdiagnosing patients are good examples of never events. Air embolisms are an example of a truly horrifying never event because… Read more »
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Report Offers Solutions for Diagnostic Errors in Medicine
Misdiagnosis has become an aspect of the American health care system most likely to injure or kill patients. In a report released by the Institute of Medicine, 21 physicians and health care professionals offered solutions for preventing erroneous diagnoses. The report claims 5 percent of Americans receiving outpatient care will fall victim to incorrect diagnoses,… Read more »
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CT Scans and Radiation – How Safe Are Imaging Machines?
Medical errors involving computerized topography scans (CT scan) can have horrifying consequences for patients, often putting them at increased risk for health conditions later in life. CT scans can take highly accurate images to diagnose conditions, making it extremely beneficial and life saving for some patients. On the downside, CT scans require exposure to radiation…. Read more »
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Nightmare Scenario: Anesthesia Awareness
It happens to about 1 in 1,000 patients – waking up during surgical procedures terrified, confused and in pain. Anesthesia awareness is such a frightening concept, that it was the plot to the 2007 horror film, Awake. Imagine undergoing surgery for a cardiac procedure, only to wake up and experience doctors operating on your heart…. Read more »
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Patients Injured By Fluoroquinolone Antibiotics Push for Extra FDA Warning Labels
Antibiotics might be one of the greatest achievements in modern medicine, allowing people to survive infections that would have once been fatal. However, not all antibiotics are safe, and some can have lasting consequences on unsuspecting patients. A class of antibiotics known as fluoroquinolones can have dangerous side effects, causing retinal detachment and blindness, psychosis… Read more »
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Woman Shares the Horrific Consequences of a Cancer Misdiagnosis
A 22-year-old Washington woman has shared a terrifying story of how she was misdiagnosed with cancer due to faulty pregnancy tests and medical negligence. Pregnancy tests made by Abbot Laboratories had been used by her doctor to detect high levels of the hormone HCG, which is present when women are pregnant or have a rare… Read more »
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Florida Termite Control Company Sued by Family after Fumigation Brain Injury
Last week, we wrote about the heartbreaking story of a family that was severely injured after having their home fumigated for termites. Allegedly, the fumigation company told the family it was okay to return to the home when it was still far from safe. The entire family became sick, and now a once athletic 10-year-old… Read more »
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Study Suggests Anesthesia can Cause Brain Injuries in Children
A recent study published in the medical journal Pediatrics suggests negative brain structure changes occur in children who undergo procedures involving the use of anesthesia. According to the study, anesthetics induce widespread brain cell death, permanent neurological damage and cognitive impairment in baby animals. Researchers associated with the study are concerned about whether anesthesia can… Read more »
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