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Medical malpractice

Woman in her 20s has stroke, brain injury after chiropractic neck manipulation

Woman in her 20s has stroke, brain injury after chiropractic neck manipulation

Study finds 1 in 20,000 neck manipulations by chiropractors causes vertebral artery aneurysm or dissection

How a single nurse in an emergency room can doom a patient's health

How a single nurse in an emergency room can doom a patient's health

Robert Painter explains how triage nurses can put patients on the wrong track in ED Management, a publication for emergency medicine malpractice prevention

What happens when nurses won't speak up and advocate for patients?

What happens when nurses won't speak up and advocate for patients?

Nursing advocacy is essential to patient safety

Study identifies gap in care after emergency room discharge

Study identifies gap in care after emergency room discharge

Learn what doctors, nurses, and patients can do to mind the gap

What to do when hospital discharge instructions don't make sense

What to do when hospital discharge instructions don't make sense

Research shows questionable diagnoses impact women of color more often than others

Houston ER doctor discharges trauma patient with spinal cord injury

Houston ER doctor discharges trauma patient with spinal cord injury

EMS recognized spinal cord risk, ER didn't work it up

How to avoid unnecessary spine surgery

How to avoid unnecessary spine surgery

Tens of thousands of spine surgeries that patients don't need are done every year

Study: Some rates of hospital harms are improving, others aren't

Study: Some rates of hospital harms are improving, others aren't

Adverse events continue to occur in Texas hospitals

Can chiropractic adjustment cause a brachial plexus nerve injury?

Can chiropractic adjustment cause a brachial plexus nerve injury?

Man developed neurologic injuries after chiropractic treatment on neck

1 question to ask before your CT or MRI scan

1 question to ask before your CT or MRI scan

Learn what scans have potentially immediate risks