Because health care in the US is provided to its citizens in a business model, sometimes the motivations of hospitals and surgeons is not entirely on patient care and safety.
A recent discovery of the fungus Aspergillus in the air in four operating rooms at Seattle Children’s Hospital has prompted their closure.
In spite of our apparent prosperity, mothers die in childbirth at greater rates in the United States than in any other developed nation.
Electronic Health Records can help attorneys for an injured patient figure out what went wrong.
Providing care to patients with limited English proficiency can be risky without the use of qualified translators.
CheXNeXt is a new computer algorithm which can be used to detect abnormalities in X-ray images.
False-Positive test results are more common than you think.
A doctor telling you to call a lawyer due to the wrongful actions of another doctor is evidence you have a case. But it’s not the whole story.
In an increasingly complicating medical world, checklists can help surgeons and other doctors avoid missing key steps and making mistakes that can cause patients harm.
A recent study found that both interns and patients want a supervising doctor involved in the care provided.