For families, sepsis is devastating twice: first when it takes their child, and again when the medical system offers no explanation for why. In March
Medical negligence litigation captures some of what a patient loses — but rarely all of it. Economic damages and lost wages matter, yet they miss
Patients trust that surgeons use clean instruments, implants, and surfaces. A recent study in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology shatters a quiet operating room assumption. Surgeons cannot safely disinfect
High blood pressure is often called the “silent killer” — no symptoms, no warning signs, until something goes wrong. But new research suggests the stakes
Private equity is playing a growing role in Washington’s health care system—but for most patients, that shift is largely invisible. Ownership changes don’t usually show
A major insurer recently reversed course on its plan to outright deny claims for anesthesia services. According to recent policy announcements, Anthem Blue Cross Blue
A CDC study was just released confirming what we already knew: healthcare workers are experiencing burnout. Healthcare workers have high rates of depression and anxiety, and many
Around 40 people were injected with a fluid that was not tested against harmful pathogens at New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center in New York City.
We have read, over the past several years, stories of overburdened emergency departments, overworked hospital staff, and profit driven emergency care. When the bottom line is the driving force behind
In 1951, doctors took a sample of cells from a woman dying of cervical cancer without her knowledge or consent. That woman was Henrietta Lacks,