If you or a loved one are dealing with a serious illness, palliative care might just be the thing you need! Many people have not heard of palliative care or are unsure about the benefits of palliative care. But it’s worth your time to learn more because the benefits of palliative care can be tremendous. […]
Patient Empowerment Blog
Germs in Hospitals and Doctor Offices – Watch Out!
Germs can be dangerous, causing a wide range of infectious diseases. Some people go to extremes to avoid germs, but for most of us, we just try to be careful, while trying not to think about it. But we can’t escape germs, even in places we think are clean. Did you know doctor offices and […]
How Safe are Medical Devices?
You know you’re taking a risk if you’re skydiving or bull riding. But did you know there are serious risks associated with many medical devices? Maybe your diabetes leads to a recommendation for an insulin pump. Or perhaps years of constant hip pain led you to a surgeon’s office to discuss a hip replacement. Or […]
What’s Your Hospital’s Safety Record? Is Your Hospital Safe?
We go to the hospital to seek care and treatment. Certainly, most fully expect to heal and come home better than when we went in. And no one expects to get sicker while in the hospital, but it happens. While all hospitals have policies and procedures in place to reduce a patient’s risk of harm […]
Are Antibiotics Helpful or Harmful? What You Need to Know.
Antibiotics are the go-to treatment for many types of infections. Doctors prescribe them, and/or patients demand them, for a wide variety of ailments. But are antibiotics helpful or harmful? That’s not an easy question to answer because antibiotics are helpful, but they also cause harm. Certainly, they help many patients overcome infections. But sometimes antibiotics […]