According to statistics, out of 9,714 births in the United States, one includes a birth injury. There are about 28,000 birth injuries reported every year in the US.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in 2014, an estimated 30,500 cases of acute hepatitis C virus infections were reported in the US. There are an estimated 2.7 to 3.9 million people who have chronic hepatitis C across the nation. The CDC also reports that roughly 75% to 85% of those infected with hepatitis C virus stand the chance to develop chronic infection.
The number of people in the United States with liver diseases such as liver cancer, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and hepatitis C is increasing at an alarming rate. It is estimated that there are at least 30 million people in the US with some form of liver disease – this is 1 in 10 Americans.
Diagnosing a patient correctly has always been a challenge for physicians in New York and elsewhere. Time pressure and conflicting opinions among specialists contribute to the chances of misdiagnosis. To help physicians grapple with the complexities of diagnosis decision making, medical researchers and software engineers have been working to develop software and artificial intelligence systems to supplement human efforts.
Despite the many advances that have been made in modern medicine such as antibiotics, vaccines, and intensive care, sepsis remains the main cause of death in cases involving infection. According to statistics, the number of deaths in the United States caused by sepsis increased from 154,150 in 2000 to 207,427 in 2007.
