The prospect of undergoing a surgical procedure is not easy for most. This anxiety only increases when parents of young children must face similar decisions regarding surgical options for their children. Due to the invasive nature of surgeries, concerns regarding any surgical procedure are warranted. Parents in New Jersey may find it interesting to know...

Many residents of New Jersey visit their primary care physician annually as part of preventive care and provide blood, urine or a tissue sample for lab analysis. Laboratories are an integral part of preventive care, medical diagnosis, treatment options and future care of patients. When a healthcare provider fails to properly order or...

Today's society is heavily dependent on the use of various hazardous and injurious chemicals in the workplace for manufacturing, production and many other processes. The downside to the use of these products is harmful exposure with negative health effects that may mimic symptoms of common illness and lead to either a misdiagnoses or delay...

During the last legislative session, New Jersey's legislature put patients' rights first, declining to pass two bills that would have prevented patients who were harmed by volunteer doctors from filing medical malpractice lawsuits. The bill allowed only certain cases to proceed when the doctor exhibited "gross negligence or willful misconduct," which...

A recent study conducted at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville and Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston found that fifty percent of heart patients make medical mistakes upon leaving the hospital. The mistakes range from forgetting to take certain drugs to taking too many pills in one day. Which begs the question: Can some...

For many New Jersey residents, being sick and in the hospital presents its own type of stress. Surgery, medications, x-rays and examinations can add to a patient's anxiety. One way to help ease that anxiety is to take clear steps that ensure a patient receives the correct treatment. Recently, a method was introduced...

With ever increasing medical costs, many patients are reluctant to seek a second opinion when faced with a medical diagnosis. Yet, this reluctance may not be in the patients' best interest and could even encourage medical malpractice. A recent report from Health Affairs shows that doctors are not always honest with their...

The state of New Jersey's Board of Medical Examiners was recently ranked as one of the least aggressive in the country when it comes to disciplining doctors for misconduct. According to Public Citizen, a Washington-based group, New Jersey ranked 43rd out of 50 states for uncovering and disciplining doctors. Statistics show that New Jersey...

The New Jersey Attorney General's Office recently initiated proceedings to suspend an Old Bridge doctor over claims that he inappropriately prescribed medications to many patients. These prescriptions included anabolic steroids and strong pain medications like Oxycontin. According to the complaint filed with the New Jersey Board of Medical Examiners, the doctor not only prescribed...