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

True or false? A trip to the doctor’s is guaranteed to make you feel better. The answer is false, unfortunately, as all-too-common issues like medical errors can send patients home feeling worse than ...

Communication breakdowns among health care providers often contribute to preventable medical errors. In a complex health care landscape where multiple specialists may be involved in a patient’s care, ...

Rounding tools can eliminate medical communication errors, study finds Highly structured information gathering tools used to collect patient data before multidisciplinary rounds can help facilitate ...

In nursing school, you learn to avoid mistakes at all costs, as medical errors can result in physical injury or even death.

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

While most primary care physicians would provide some information about a medical error, only a minority would fully disclose important information about potentially harmful medical errors to patients ...

The incident that occurred on the 6th of January,2026 regarding the passing on of Nkanu Nnamdi, a 21-month-old toddler of ...

Effective communication is the backbone of high-quality health care. Whether between clinicians and patients or among interdisciplinary teams, the ability to exchange information clearly, ...

For a fourth year in a row, Maryland recorded an increase in reported medical mistakes, including some that were fatal, the state’s Department of Health said in its annual patient safety report. The ...

Shortly before shift change, a patient with cirrhosis is admitted with spontaneous bacterial peritonitis, a dangerous but treatable abdominal infection. The admitting provider orders the appropriate ...

The Weitz Firm, LLC has announced the expansion of its medical malpractice legal services into Northeast Philadelphia and Bustleton, broadening access to legal support for patients and families ...