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Intubation is an emergency procedure used when a patient is unable to breathe. It is most often used in emergency rooms and during hospital surgeries, but also in dental procedures and urgent care facilities. Intubation is often referred to as an EI or ETI among medical professionals. Although usually performed […]

Of all the different types of cancer, skin cancer is the most common in the United States. There are different kinds of skin cancer and melanoma is the deadliest form. When detected early it is 99 percent curable, but if allowed to metastasize or spread, it will attack other parts […]

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is investigating an outbreak of Burkholderia cepacia, (B. cepacia) bloodstream infections in patients in long term care and rehabilitation facilities. So far, the outbreak numbers 153 cases in 58 facilities throughout Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania. Although 6 fatalities […]

Illness or injury to a child is every parent’s worst nightmare. Stress is at its all time high when a family is dealing with medical issues involving a child, and this can be made far worse if the issue of medical malpractice comes into play. After all, in times of […]