Seema Jaitly defines what constitutes a medication error and explains the process for accurate recording and reporting so that risks can be assessed and reduced ...

A troubled Orleans County nursing home – already in the crosshairs of the state attorney general – is facing more than ...

Medical negligence is a pressing concern that can harm anyone. Knowing how to spot the signs and responding appropriately can ...

According to a new report in the journal Pediatrics, most medication errors made in children happen between the ages of 3 and ...

Despite decades of calls for more attention to patient safety in hospitals, people undergoing surgery still have high rates ...

Jeff Himler Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024 7:01 a.m. | Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024 7:01 a.m. A Pittsburgh-area woman died after having an allergic reaction to an antibiotic she was given not once, but twice ...

The migraine I'd been suffering for two weeks was nothing compared to the searing pain that suddenly shot through the left side of my head as I lay sleeping in bed one night. It was a pain as ...

Despite decades of calls for more attention to patient safety in hospitals, people undergoing surgery still have high rates of complications and medical errors, a new study finds. More than a ...

A study has revealed an estimated 237 million medication errors occur in the NHS in England every year, and avoidable adverse drug reactions (ADRs) cause hundreds of deaths. Researchers from the ...

The report received near-saturation coverage in the media, and a public opinion poll found that 51% of the American public closely followed the coverage of medical errors. [2] Within 2 weeks of ...

Together with hospital staff, researchers have tested an AI-supported head camera that is designed to detect medication errors in everyday clinical practice. The scientists from the University of ...