For 20 years, nursing has been rated as the most trusted profession in national Gallup polls. Even so, nurses make...
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The moment nurse RaDonda Vaught realized she had given a patient the wrong medication, she rushed...
Medical errors are a leading cause of death in the United States, with some research suggesting that errors can cause...
How many patients die in the hospital as a result of preventable medical errors? While debate continues over estimates based...
Analyzing medical death rate data over an eight-year period, Johns Hopkins patient safety experts have calculated that more than 250,000...
A Texas man intending to undergo a weight-loss operation is seeking $10 million in damages for what he says were...
The number of medical errors reported by Massachusetts acute-care hospitals has jumped 70 percent since the state expanded the type...
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have found that the risk of patient harm increased...
Simulation techniques that target medical errors and seek to provide continued improvement in the quality and safety of patient care...
Gov. John Kitzhaber has signed a bill creating a new mediation process for patients injured by medical mistakes. Kitzhaber signed...