Oncology & Cancer
Treating cancer by exploiting how its DNA is repaired
In every cell in your body, DNA is constantly getting damaged.
Sep 21, 2015
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News tagged with mistake
Pediatrics
Research shows incorrect use of car seats widespread on first trip home from hospital
Nearly all parents unknowingly put their newborn infants at risk as soon as they drive away from the hospital due to mistakes made with car safety seats, according to research to be presented Monday, Oct. 13 at the American ...
Oct 10, 2014
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Neuroscience
Advances made in improving error awareness in older people
(Medical Xpress)—Neuroscientists at Trinity College Dublin have found that people in their 70s are on average less aware of mistakes they make than younger people. The findings may help us develop better methods for helping ...
Apr 15, 2014
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Italy IVF patient pregnant with wrong embryos
A woman who underwent fertility treatment at a clinic in Rome became pregnant with the twins of another couple after their embryos were mixed up, press reports said Sunday.
Apr 13, 2014
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Health
Paper guides physicians' disclosure of colleagues' errors
Physicians' disclosure of errors has been studied more in the past decade than ever before, spurring rationales and guidelines for acknowledging one's own mistakes with patients. Relatively little, though, has spoken to how ...
Oct 30, 2013
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Neuroscience
We may make mistakes interpreting the emotions of others, but our brain can corrects us
When we are sad the world seemingly cries with us. On the contrary, when we are happy everything shines and all around people's faces seem to rejoyce with us. These projection mechanisms of one's emotions onto others are ...
Oct 10, 2013
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Health
Physical therapists explain how you can get better, faster
Nearly 2 million people receive physical therapy every day, a number that's likely to increase as the population ages. And for many, it can be overwhelming and intimidating. So we talked to three experts about what to expect, ...
May 8, 2013
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Medications
Muscle relaxants linked with increased risk of breathing problems after surgery
Muscle relaxants given to millions of patients during general anaesthesia are associated with an increased risk of serious breathing problems after surgery, finds a study published in BMJ today.
Oct 16, 2012
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Genetics
Animation used to help explain the impact of genetics for patients
Meet Ossie: a friendly green popsicle who has already been fired through the LHC and frozen to absolute zero in a bid to explain cutting edge science.
Oct 4, 2012
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Study links insomnia to $31 billion in U.S. workplace errors
(HealthDay)—Feeling sleepy on the job and having trouble focusing? It could cost you—and the nation as a whole. A new study estimates that insomnia is responsible for 274,000 workplace accidents and errors each year, ...
Oct 1, 2012
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