Blood pressure is the pressure of circulating blood against the walls of blood vessels. It is one of our main vital signs and one of the most commonly monitored variables in all types of medical check-ups, in triage before admission to hospital, etc., and is an especially informative parameter of the general condition of a patient.
Montana is Big Sky Country. Rangelands, forests, and farmer’s fields spread between our towns and cities. Rural life is at the core of our identity as a state and as a people. Yet, as our country expands and moves forward in many ways too many Montana communities are stuck facing huge hurdles accessing quality healthcare.
Daniella Mohazab didn’t know what to expect from her first pelvic exam in 2016. The University of Southern California sophomore, then 19, was startled when her doctor examined her vagina for several minutes without gloves, but assumed it was standard procedure.
Clinical trials in the United States have been plagued for years by two well-known problems: They don’t recruit enough people and they fail to reflect the diversity of our nation.
A pathologist fired from an Arkansas veterans hospital after officials said he had been impaired while on duty was charged Tuesday with involuntary manslaughter in the deaths of three patients who authorities say he misdiagnosed and whose records he later altered to conceal his mistakes.