During the end-of-year holidays families often come together to exchange gifts and, sometimes, to confront long-held grudges. What better gift than a peace offering?
Dec 21, 2018
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Human error, not human biology, largely accounts for the apparent decline of mortality among the very old, according to a new report publishing on December 20 in the open-access journal PLOS Biology by Saul Newman of Australia ...
Dec 20, 2018
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A new study reveals that during stressful moments in the operating room, surgeons make up to 66 percent more mistakes on patients. Using a technology that captured the electrical activity of a surgeon's heart, researchers ...
Dec 17, 2018
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In cancer patients, there can be tremendous variation in the types of cancer cells from one patient to another, even within the same disease. Identification of the particular cell types present can be very useful when choosing ...
Dec 10, 2018
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Medication administration errors leading to death are common with anticoagulants and antibiotics in particular, according to a new study that analysed incidents reported in England and Wales. The most common error category ...
Dec 4, 2018
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(HealthDay)—More than one-third of pediatric patient safety reports in 2012 to 2017 that were related to electronic health record (EHR) use were attributed to usability issues, according to a study published in the November ...
Nov 13, 2018
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Diagnostic errors affect an estimated 12 million U.S. adult outpatients annually; however, patients' experiences of these errors are underexplored. To gain insight into the patient perspective, researchers from Baylor College ...
Nov 6, 2018
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Bullying, harassment and other unprofessional behaviours are culturally ingrained in the Australian health-care system.
Nov 5, 2018
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(HealthDay)—Identifying and reducing diagnostic errors in the intensive care unit (ICU) should be a top priority, according to a perspective article published in the Aug. 1 issue of the Annals of the American Thoracic Society.
Sep 15, 2018
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Diagnostic errors occur in roughly 10%-15% of patient encounters and are a cause of significant morbidity and mortality. In a new study, Yale researchers found significant gaps in training and reporting of diagnostic errors ...
Sep 5, 2018
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