Even people who have been blessed with perfect vision their entire lives often start having difficulty seeing clearly enough as they get older. As one ophthalmologist says, "We start to lose function after age 30 and it gets worse with age." One place where many...
Month: October 2020
How you can help prevent prescription drug errors
Medication errors can occur at just about any point in a person's health care – from a doctor entering the wrong information in the system to a nurse grabbing the incorrect bottle in a hospital to a pharmacist giving a prescription to the wrong customer. Those are...
How often does poorly coordinated care result in medical errors?
It's not uncommon for older patients or ones suffering from chronic medical conditions to require the support of a team of physicians to achieve the best outcomes in their cases. Research on the topic of coordinated care reveals that the quality of a patients' care...
When and where are truck accidents most apt to occur?
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) keeps track of how many large trucks have crashes every year in this country. The federal agency's data shows that there are approximately 475,000 of them tractor-trailer accidents annually. At least 140,000 of those crashes resulted...
Is drugged driving as common as drunk driving?
When you hear people talk about the driving dangers, they'll often mention distracted, drunk and fatigued driving. People don't often speak about the risks of operating a vehicle while under the influence of drugs. It's a big problem, however. The National Institutes...
