If medical error were considered a disease, a new study has found, it would be the third leading cause of death in the United States, behind only heart disease and ...

Medical errors cause 251,000 fatalities annually. 7 Medical errors account for 9.5% of all deaths in the U.S. each year, making medical malpractice a leading cause of death. 7 Medical malpractice is ...

Medical errors remain one of the leading causes of death worldwide, rivaling heart disease and cancer. Yet while medicine has ...

The causes were a fall, a medication error, a malfunctioning medical device and a burn. Three patients died after medical errors in Mayo Clinic facilities in Rochester and Mankato, including two who ...

Modern medicine is a marvel. New surgical techniques and preventative medications are being developed at incredible speed. While the improvements mean more lives are being saved, ongoing medical ...

The frequency of analgesic drug errors in hospitals is nearly three per 1,000 prescriptions, according to a news release by American Pain Society. Researchers at Albany (New York) Medical Center ...

Medical malpractice, also known as medical negligence, occurs when a hospital, doctor, or other health care professional fails to comply with the standard of care and causes an injury to a patient.

Researchers used a prototype reporting system designed by investigators from the Regenstrief Institute and Indiana University School of Medicine to study causes of medication errors and adverse drug ...

Medical errors remain one of the leading causes of death, yet healthcare systems continue to struggle to reduce them. A new ...

Doctors, colleagues, or family members might blame the nurse, and multiple errors can impact a nurse’s license. Retaliation towards nurses who report medical errors causes fear, which contributes to ...