Unneeded surgery (operation) incidents number in the tens of thousands every year in the United States, according to a study reported in 2013 by USA Today. Many of these unneeded surgical procedures cause severe and [...]
Every year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) compile a list of the most common causes of death in the U.S. The CDC does not include deaths caused by doctor and hospital mistakes [...]
Medical malpractice or negligence can cause injury to a patient's kidneys or worsen a patient's kidney (renal) disease. This can occur when doctors fail to diagnose a patient's kidney injury or disease, fail to diagnose [...]
The American Cancer Society has reported that cancer now accounts for nearly one in four deaths in the United States. In fact, an estimated 555,500 Americans died from cancer in the year 2002 and over [...]
Foot problems are among the leading causes of hospitalization for the 16 million people in the United States with diabetes. Hundreds of million of dollars are spent annually on treatment. It has been estimated that [...]