For middle-aged Americans, the promise of affordable health coverage is quietly unraveling. A recent KFF Health News investigation reveals what many patients already know firsthand:
Medical negligence litigation captures some of what a patient loses — but rarely all of it. Economic damages and lost wages matter, yet they miss
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
The CDC recently published a report on maternal death from childbirth. Surprisingly, mothers are at more risk after they give birth than they are during
We have written blogs recently that described how AI is being applied to medical issues, particularly with regard to radiology imaging. It seems now that
This summer a large study found “statistically significant decreases in the annual rates of in-hospital adverse events” for numerous indicators of patient safety. The study
We speak to folks every day who have had a bad experience with medical care. Sometimes the care leads to injury, and sometimes this injury
The Leapfrog Group’s 2022 Hospital safety grades reflect a decline in patient safety over the course of the pandemic. There are many factors that contribute
Recently, the American Academy of Pediatrics announced a new policy to remove antiquated “race-based” medicine from its clinical guidelines. Prior to these recent efforts, AAP
Research shows that diagnostic errors occur in at least one in twenty medical encounters. Women and people are color are more likely to be misdiagnosed