Pop star Prince was such an American Icon that his death touched many lives and it also has many Americans curious how such a disciplined artist could let an opioid drug, like fentanyl, take him down – or did it? Or, was it the hand of helpers, physicians or pharmacists to blame. We’ll take a look, but this case should…
What could be worse than being informed as an expectant parent that your child may be born with a birth defect that could cripple them or remain with them the rest of their natural lives. Experts say there’s a lot an expectant mother can do nowadays to do to reduce a child’s risk for developing a birth defect, and that…
Infant mortality rates in the U.S. have dropped to a new low after about a decade-long decline, according to federal officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). In fact, since 2005 (when there was a peak in the U.S. infant mortality rate), there has been a more than 15 percent drop, with the rate dropping to the…
Medication errors can happen when drugs are being prescribed by physicians, when prescriptions are being filled, and/or when patients are given directions on how to take a drug. Just as medication errors can arise at various points in treatment/care process, they can also have various impacts on patients, resulting in serious harm in the worst cases. To highlight the prevalence…