Medication Errors: What They Are, How They Happen and How to Avoid Them
According to the US National Library of Medicine, adverse drug events (ADEs) and medication errors are an underreported burden, affecting nearly one million people annually. Adverse drug events, which are injuries as a result of medications due to overdose, medication errors, and other drug react...
What Everyone Should Know About Diabetes
In 2017, it was reported that over 100 million Americans were living with diabetes or prediabetes. Diabetes is a disorder of the human metabolism and is separated into three main types: type 1, type 2, and gestational diabetes. The 5% of Americans with type 1 diabetes are generally born with the ...
What We Should All Know About Breast Self-Exams
1 in 8 women will develop breast cancer, and every 13 minutes a woman dies from the disease. Let's look at how to become educated on the preventative measures and early detection methods regularly recommended by doctors. Every woman is at risk for breast cancer, but some are more at risk than oth...
The Essure Issue
Women all over the United States are fighting against Bayer AG because of their Essure permanent birth control device. Essure, a non-surgical sterilization device for women, has been the subject of severe scrutiny as thousands of women have reported a multitude of adverse events as a result of th...