For the last five years at UCSF Medical Center, robots have filled thousands of prescriptions with 100% accuracy.
Recently, researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) in Boston published a study that found medication errors during surgery were much more common than previously thought.
A new study shows that the combination of antidepressants and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medications can increase the risk of intracranial bleeding
Medication errors – often the result of poor communication between health care provider and patient – are common occurrences.
PNEUMONIA MALPRACTICE CLAIMS Go back to Delays in Diagnosing Serious Infections Pneumonia, particularly in high-risk patients, can result in breathing difficulties, sepsis, and even death.
The Department of Health and Human Services recently released a new standard for staffing at nursing homes, spurred by the tragedies that played out in
Postpartum depression is an acute mental condition that occurs in new mothers in the third trimester or directly after giving birth. Like other forms of
Drug shortages are a common problem for healthcare facilities in the United States, but they’re usually resolved quickly and the drugs that are briefly missing
The New York Times recently reported that some seniors are having difficulty accessing care because they have no one to take them home. Many clinics
Heart failure is a leading cause of death in the United States. According to the CDC, heart failure was mentioned on 379,800 death certificates (13.4%)
