Emergency department staff who didn’t know — or didn’t follow — standard procedure were found responsible for the death of a Philadelphia man.

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Stoned staffers roaming the halls present more than just the obvious risks to patients.

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So far, at least 369 patients of one hospital have learned they didn’t need the stents their cardiologist implanted.

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An Arkansas doctor has been charged with planting a car bomb intended to kill the chair of the review board. The accused doctor had previously tangled with the board regarding over-prescribing of patients. 

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Nurses’ inadequate access to key infection control equipment and related safety violations have landed one hospital in hot water with several federal agencies.

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A health system accused of illegally providing kickbacks to favored cardiologists has reached an agreement to settle with the feds. And the cardiologist who first brought the case to light stands to make a mint.

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Can doctors be held responsible for the actions of a mentally ill patient they treated four months earlier? A new court case aims to find out.

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Anne Mitchell, the Texas nurse who faced criminal charges after reporting a physician for malpractice, has been acquitted of all charges. But that’s not the end of the legal wrangling.

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The American Society for Radiation Oncology issued a six-point plan for reducing errors related to the use of radiation.

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Could your hospital keep running in the most dire of circumstances, such as 10 feet of floodwater in your city? Several lawsuits are claiming it should.

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