Parents planning for the birth of a child often eagerly await their arrival. They may have very few specific hopes other than a healthy birth. Unfortunately, for a small percentage of families, an infant comes into the world already struggling with medical challenges....
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Month: May 2024
Why a delayed diagnosis is so common with cerebral palsy
There are certain situations in which doctors and other medical professionals may know that a child is at risk of cerebral palsy as soon as they are born. This is a type of brain injury that often happens when the child’s brain doesn’t get proper oxygen flow during...
Why doctors misdiagnose women’s heart attacks so often
In movies and TV shows, it’s often obvious when someone is having a heart attack. They complain about pain in their arm, they clutch their chest, and then they fall down. Chest pain is the number one symptom and anyone watching knows that this person is having a heart...
Bedsores are potentially a sign of nursing home abuse and neglect
Residents of nursing homes go into these facilities because they need considerable care and assistance. They count on staff members to take care of everything they need. For those who don’t have the mobility that they once had, mobility assistance is sometimes...