A recent article in HealthDay News described a study that showed wide disparities in the rates of obstetrical complications in hospital across the U.S.
Every year, patients are misdiagnosed approximately 12 million times.
The Affordable Care Act will increase the number of insureds in our society, and this will likely change the way in which we receive our healthcare.
Diagnostic errors happen often, yet many are preventable. A recent article offers some tips to avoid such errors.
It is not uncommon for a patient who undergoes surgery or any invasive procedure to develop an infection. Although operating rooms are meant to provide a sterile field for a surgery, there are many ways in which a bacterial organism can invade the body through an opening.
