Foundation fights medical errors that claim 200,000 US lives a year
Medical error is one of the leading causes of death in the United States, and one organization believes those deaths can be stopped.
Jul 9, 2026
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Qualitative Concept: Medical Errors
Medical news and research articles
New study offers solutions for the language gap in health care
Every day in health clinics across the country, bilingual employees step into exam rooms to help patients and providers understand one another. They translate symptoms, questions, fears and instructions—often without any ...
Feb 23, 2026
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Fear of legal consequences and institutional secrecy prevent learning from medical errors, expert argues
Medical errors remain one of the leading causes of death worldwide, rivaling heart disease and cancer. Yet while medicine has made dramatic progress in treating illness, it has made far less headway in preventing avoidable ...
Jan 13, 2026
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California's nursing shortage is getting worse: Front-line workers blame management
California, like much of the nation, is not producing enough nurses working at bedsides to meet the needs of an aging and diverse population, fueling a workforce crunch that risks endangering quality patient care. Nearly ...
Oct 15, 2025
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Expert calls for new official guidelines on identifying fabricated or induced illness for children
New guidelines on identifying fabricated or induced illness (FII) in children are needed after research has found previous guidance to be inaccurate and the cause of false accusations against parents.
May 29, 2025
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Miscommunication between health workers puts patients at risk regularly, a new study says
Poor communications between health care workers contributed to 25% of hospital incidents that put patients' safety at risk, researchers report in the Annals of Internal Medicine.
Apr 15, 2025
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Trump whacks tiny agency that works to make the nation's health care safer
Sue Sheridan's baby boy, Cal, suffered brain damage from undetected jaundice in 1995. Helen Haskell's 15-year-old son, Lewis, died after surgery in 2000 because weekend hospital staffers didn't realize he was in shock. The ...
Apr 4, 2025
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Study shows biased language in clinical handoffs may negatively impact patient care
When doctors and nurses pass patient information from one shift to another—an exchange known as a "handoff"—the specific words they use behind closed doors matter more than they might realize.
Dec 17, 2024
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Study identifies priorities for culturally safe hospital care
A new study led by the Communicate Study Partnership from Menzies School of Health Research has uncovered key priorities to improve the delivery of culturally safe care for First Nations people.
Oct 11, 2024
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Natural language processing review can ID health care-linked violence
A natural language processing-assisted review is feasible for surveillance of health care-associated violence (HAV) episodes, according to a study published online July 8 in Pediatrics.
Jul 8, 2024
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