More people are now purchasing weight-loss medications online, prompting experts to warn about medication errors and a lack ...

Several factors, including case type and provider experience, influence whether anesthesiologists report medication errors, according to a study published in the Canadian Journal of Anesthesia.

Medication errors account for 78 per cent of serious medical errors in intensive care, but strategies such as keeping medication lists up to date can help, doctors say. In research detailed in ...

Diagnostic errors are common in hospitals and are largely preventable, according to a new observational study led by Anuj K. Dalal, MD, from the Division of General Internal Medicine at Brigham and ...

John Wiederspan is well aware of how things can go wrong in the high-pressure, high-stakes environment of an operating room. “During situations such as trauma, or a patient doing poorly, there’s a ...

Patients are rarely informed when medication errors are made in hospitals, according to a study in Critical Care Medicine. Researchers studied hospital intensive care unit and non-ICU medication ...

Credit: Getty Images. The discovery evidence in this case, particularly the deposition evidence, made it clear that the plaintiff had a strong case against the hospital. Mistakes happen. They happen ...

Medication Errors are an adverse event that occurs too often in ambulatory surgery centers, says W. Jan Allison, RN, CHSP, director of accreditation and survey readiness, clinical services department, ...

For many people living with ADHD, finding the right medication can mean years of trial and error: multiple attempts, ...

Last week, Tara Eacobacci had an appointment with her doctor that was devoted exclusively to the topic of health insurance. A major change to her prescription benefits meant the medication she was ...