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Seniors Often Get Inappropriate Drugs in ED, Says Study
It is common for patients 65 and older to get potentially inappropriate medications when treated in emergency...
New Orleans coroner says Memorial death will not be reclassified as a homicide
New Orleans coroner Frank Minyard announced that he will not reclassify as a homicide the post-Hurricane Katrina death...
10 Weird Healthcare Stories of 2009
Healthcare is a huge profession, with millions of medical professionals serving hundreds of millions of people in every...
Patient Photos Help Reduce Hospital's Medication Errors
When a new patient enters a hospital, staff members generally follow the same routine. The admitting nurse asks the...
FDA seeks to reduce drug dosage errors
In an attempt to reduce the deaths and serious health problems caused by misuse of medication, the Food and Drug...
Prescription for success: Don't bother nurses
A University of California-San Francisco program to improve accuracy in administering drugs—with particular...
Web Exclusive: Josie's Story Teaches Hospitals How to Become Safer
Numerous reports, testimonies, and articles have examined medical errors, but one aspect seemed to be initially missing...
Bar code administration systems can reduce medication errors
Bar code medication administration is one tool being adopted by hospitals to help reduce medication errors. BCMA...
Veterans exposed to incorrect drug doses
The top Republican on the House Veterans Affairs Committee has demanded that the VA explain how it allowed software...
Why can't we learn from our mistakes?
As many as 17 newborn babies in the neonatal intensive care unit of a Texas hospital were given overdoses of the blood...