Elderly people are twice as likely to fall at a nursing home than at home
Nursing home fall prevention measures are lacking: 75% of elderly nursing home residents have at least one fall per year
read moreWhat you should know about the risks of general anesthesia
Questions you should ask your anesthesia provider before surgery
read moreDoctors miss dangerous low sodium level after treating patient from brain bleed
Patients with a brain hematoma or swelling have an increased risk for developing hyponatremia
read moreThree tips to protect yourself from potentially deadly pharmacy errors
Lawsuit: Walgreens gives man wrong medication, altering his brain function and causing suicide attempt
read moreLawsuit alleges freestanding ER and trainee doctor cause girl’s death of bacterial meningitis
Resident physician diagnoses patient with ear infection, but five hours after discharge it was too late to save her
read moreMammogram interpretations botched at Arlington, Texas hospital
Up to 4,000 patients may have gotten the wrong results for their mammograms
read moreSlow treatment of pleural effusion can be deadly
Extra fluid around the lungs can lead to a serious infection and respiratory distress
read moreVA hospital nurse mixes up resuscitation order, patient dies
Same nurse had two prior known problems in monitoring at risk-patients
read moreThe danger of medical device misconnections
FDA safety warning cites numerous medical errors causing death, including an epidural line being misconnected to an IV
read moreWhy neurological examinations are important
Some doctors ignore patients and skip neuro exams, and instead choose to focus on computerized lab and radiology results
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