August 25, 2010 by Carol Katarsky
Patients (and let’s be honest, some health care pros) worry that physicians trained overseas may not provide the same level of care as U.S.-trained docs. Should they be concerned?
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August 19, 2010 by Carol Katarsky
Mistakes as simple — and avoidable — as confusing an IV with a feeding tube regularly injure and kill patients. And industry interests seem content to allow it to continue.
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June 9, 2010 by Carol Katarsky
Recent research lends credence to the belief that the influx of new residents each summer increases the risk to patients.
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May 20, 2010 by Carol Katarsky
Any clinician has seen a patient’s eyes glaze over — or widen in terror — when faced with a consent form that includes dozens of potential risks ranging from infection to death. A process to better inform patients often only confuses them.
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May 5, 2010 by Carol Katarsky
A simple checklist for common diagnoses can dramatically reduce patient deaths, according to a new study.
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May 4, 2010 by Carol Katarsky
A Massachusetts hospital faces a state inquest after a patient’s husband was restrained by security staff, fell into a coma and died.
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April 27, 2010 by Carol Katarsky
As much as technology has helped advance medicine, it can have a harmful side, too. When broken or used improperly, devices meant to heal can harm — or even cause death.
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April 6, 2010 by Carol Katarsky
All the alarms in the world can’t protect a patient in crisis if the people monitoring those alarms ignore or turn them off. That’s the hard lesson recently learned at Massachusetts General Hospital.
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March 25, 2010 by Carol Katarsky
New research shows that nearly a fifth of seniors in nursing homes are receiving psychotropics they don’t need. In some states, that number is much higher.
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March 2, 2010 by Carol Katarsky
Hospital-acquired cases of pneumonia and sepsis could cost more than $8 billion in increased health costs — and 48,000 patient deaths — annually.
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