The vast majority of people harmed by medical malpractice never file a claim. In those instances, there is no accountability for the negligent actor.
One hospital has taken an important step in increasing transparency at its hospital: it is addressing medical errors online, allowing the public access to these findings.
Big business in medical care often means sacrificing patient safety for bigger profits, and counting monetary fines for dangerous equipment as the cost of doing business.
A recent study suggests that a new high-sensitivity test for heart attacks will allow for results in only one hour.
Approximately 700,000 – 1,000,000 patients fall in hospitals in the United States each year.
Researchers are working on a simple blood test, requiring no more than a drop of blood, which could lead to a quick diagnosis of stroke.
New research on diabetic wound healing hold promise.
The patient harm resulting from dirty duodenoscopes could have been less if hospitals had been more forthright in disclosing the possible problems.