The worthiness of presidential candidate Ben Carson may properly be assessed using a number of different factors. His malpractice history should not be one of them.
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 recent report from the Institute of Medicine (part of the National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine) highlights the seriousness of missed or delayed diagnosis.
Poorer outcomes occur in surgeries performed on the weekend and holidays. A recent study hopes to remedy this situation.
Many people in Seattle were shocked to learn that improper device cleaning at a Children’s Hospital surgery center placed more than 10,000 patients at risk
In sobering news, a recent report indicates that each of us will likely experience one diagnostic error.
Under some circumstances, patients can undergo heart surgery while still awake. The benefits include quickly recovery time and avoidance of risks of traditional anesthesia.
A recent study on mammograms shows that a high tech tool used in the detection of cancer didn’t actually help providers.