A recent study on labor and delivery practices for large babies has implications for pregnant women and their doctors in New Mexico. Especially large babies can experience a number of complications during delivery. One that is of particular concern is shoulder...
In February 2015, Medicare make an announcement that it would pay for annual spiral CT scans for regular smokers aged 55 to 77. The decision was influenced by a 2011 report that claimed regular CT scans could reduce lung cancer deaths through early detection. Doctors...
Newly-developed software may help to improve the outcomes of patients in New Mexico and around the country who undergo spine surgeries. Created by researchers at John Hopkins University, LevelCheck software can be used to help surgeons ensure that they operate on the...
As more and more of New Mexico's hospitals are relying on electronic medical records, these records are becoming increasingly important in medical malpractice cases. Verdicts in medical malpractice cases are increasingly turning on the documentation that is included...
According to research led by a doctor at Harvard Medical School, there were 174 cases of cutaneous injury during laser surgery between 1985 and 2012. In 146 of those cases, the patient's physician was listed as a defendant in related medical malpractice suits. This...
New Mexico residents who are interested in issues related to hospital negligence and medical malpractice may wish to know the results of a study that looked at the prevalence of claims against emergency physicians. Issues in the diagnosis stage seem to be the greatest...
New Mexico residents who have suffered a head injury or whose loved ones have may be interested in the results of a study published in the journal "Annals of Neurology" in April. According to the study, which examined the brain scans of 99 people with traumatic brain...
Residents in New Mexico may be interested in learning more about legislation that could provide physicians with new protection from medical malpractice lawsuits. The new bill almost went unnoticed by the major media outlets but did receive significant support from...
New Mexico residents may be interested in learning more about some of the recent data concerning patients being misdiagnosed. Researchers discovered that mental health professionals misdiagnosed disadvantaged patients twice as often as the average patient. Studies...
Residents in New Mexico may be interested in learning how one teenage boy received a dangerous overdose from medical staff after he was admitted to the hospital. The incident occurred at a California children's hospital on July 27, 2013. The patient was initially...
