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It was recently discovered that duodenoscope may cause disease and infections that can prove fatal. The device is used during endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ECRP)...
So that compounding pharmacy that has been linked to the tainted steroids that have sickened more than 250 people and killed some 20 with...
When you get prescription medication, whether it is from your pharmacy or administered by your doctor, you trust that it is safe and will...
The Oregon Patient Safety Commission announced that reported hospital errors, also known as adverse events or never events, rose slightly in 2011 to 142...
The “July effect” is not sunburn or dehydration but instead refers to the increase in fatalities and medical mishaps at teaching hospitals.Why? Well, a...
There’s a new measurement tool in town for assessing hospital errors and safety, and it’s finding that there are more errors than we originally...
Legacy Health of Portland implemented a new initiative two years ago with the aim of lowering infection rates and patient deaths, and it looks...
We’ve blogged before about cases of neglect and worse in nursing homes across the country. Recently a Kentucky family won $42.75 million in a...
My husband had surgery recently, and we were really impressed with the entire hospital staff. Everyone was really helpful, friendly, and efficient. Each person...
Sorry, but here’s another nightmare story about an elderly patient who suffered extreme neglect at the nursing home paid to care for her. Alice...
Another excellent story in the Seattle PI sheds some light on the state of our nation’s hospitals. The article is full of frightening statistics...
You hear a lot about patients who seek drugs from doctors, but you don’t hear as much about doctors overprescribing drugs (“as much,” I...
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