Study Finds Parents Are Prone to Making Medication Errors

9 years ago

Medication errors are some of the most common causes of medical malpractice lawsuits against doctors and healthcare providers. In some…

Google Scrubs Private Medical Records From Search Results

9 years ago

According to a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, roughly 29 million private U.S. health records…

NYC Hospitals Battle Drug-Resistant “Superbug”

9 years ago

We might like to think of hospitals as safe havens for the sick and injured, but because these healthcare facilities…

Maternal Mortality Rates in the US Are on the Rise

9 years ago

In most affluent countries, maternal mortality rates decline year after year. In Britain for instance, mortality rates among mothers are…

ACOG Recommends Doctors Delay Umbilical Cord Cutting

9 years ago

Since the early 20th century, it’s been standard practice for physicians to clamp and cut the umbilical cord of a…

Study Finds Malpractice “Apology Laws” Are Ineffective

9 years ago

Every state has some form of malpractice legislation on the books, but approaches to medical malpractice laws vary significantly from…