Xarelto is a blood thinner that was approved by the FDA in 2011 as a preventative therapy for patients suffering from non-valvular atrial fibrillation, who may be at risk of having a stroke. Many physicians prefer Xarelto over other blood thinners like warfarin because of its once daily use, the need for less frequent monitoring, » Read More

Like any major surgery, recovering from hip replacement surgery can be a painful process, even if there are no complications. However, when something goes wrong, and the patient experiences extreme discomfort, swelling, or develops an infection, it could mean that there was a problem with the hip replacement device used in the procedure. Unfortunately, there » Read More

In an effort to provide a lower cost alternative to having a surgical procedure performed in a hospital, federal regulators have approved a growing number of procedures to be performed at surgery centers across the country. This trend has been so successful that, since the first facility opened nearly 50 years ago, there are more » Read More

Each year, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid collect data on the number of prescriptions written by providers in an effort to track prescribing habits. As part of their investigation into the opioid crisis, Raycom Media recently analyzed the Medicare Part D data, which provides a summary of providers’ prescriptions between 2013 and 2015. Specifically, » Read More

Research shows that close to 12 million Americans are impacted by diagnostic errors each year, one-third of which result in serious injuries, disabilities, or even death. A researcher from Johns Hopkins’ Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality has developed a new method for measuring and monitoring diagnostic errors to reduce the incidence of medical » Read More