Archive for April 2019
Anxiety often misdiagnosed as schizophrenia, according to study
Schizophrenia is a chronic and debilitating mental illness, but a study published recently in the Journal of Psychiatric Practice suggests that many of the patients in Ohio and around the country who are told that they suffer from it are misdiagnosed. After studying the case histories of 58 patients who were told by their general…
Read MoreLawsuits accuse Ohio doctor of fatally overdosing ICU patients
Lawyers representing the families of people who died after a doctor allegedly prescribed excessive amounts of painkillers plan to focus on wrongful death claims. Over two dozen lawsuits have emerged since Mount Carmel Health System informed survivors that errors or malfeasance might have caused their family members’ deaths. The accusations surround the deaths of 35…
Read MorePossible nursing shortages raise patient safety concerns
Demand for nurses is going up in Ohio and other parts of the country. At the same time, there is a lot of turnover in this field, with a fair number of licensed nurses opting not to work in nursing. This raises the possibility of significant nursing shortages. There are many problems that can come…
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