Healthcare professionals have numerous tools that their disposal. They often work with corporate medical practices or hospitals where they can refer patients to specialists. They may have access to diagnostic equipment and rehabilitative facilities. Additionally,...
One of the basic functions that a medical professional provides for their patients involves prescribing medications based on their health concerns. There are prescription medications that can help people lose weight or control their blood sugar as well as medications...
Whether you just picked up some medication at the pharmacy or are currently receiving inpatient care at the hospital, you expect that the medical professionals providing your support will do so in a professional manner. However, even the most experienced and dedicated...
In the medical industry, it's called "drug diversion," which sounds pretty innocent. But it means stealing and abusing medication, usually powerful painkillers, meant for patients. Unfortunately, healthcare professionals are not immune to the risk of drug addiction....
Lyme disease is an illness caused by a bacteria carried by ticks. The disease can cause severe headaches, neck stiffness, arthritis, joint pain, facial palsy and problems with short-term memory. Rhode Island is one of 14 states with Lyme Disease-carrying ticks and is...
If you are required to take a medication to combat a chronic condition, then you may know full well the issues that can arise from persistent prescription drug use. Many of the Providence County residents that we here at DeLuca and Associates Ltd have worked with in...
Most in Providence County may tell you that drug errors occur when a healthcare provider gives a patient the wrong medication. While this certainly may be among the more common types of medication mistakes, the truth is that drug errors can occur any number of...
Many in Providence County, after having been written a prescription by their doctors, may go to their local pharmacies fully expecting those orders to be filled correctly. To prevent errors from happening, pharmacies may even have safeguards in place such as computer...
Most people in Providence County would likely associate errors involving a patient’s medication to instances where he or she was either given an incorrect dosage of a prescribed medication or administered the wrong medication altogether. While such errors certainly...
Every year, countless patients here in Providence and throughout the rest of the country enter hospitals and surgical centers to undergo procedures. These procedures range from simple surgeries that may take only a few minutes to highly-complex operative sessions...