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Patient safety

What happens when a surgeon cuts too deep?

What happens when a surgeon cuts too deep?

Dangerous surgeons go too far without explaining to their patients all the treatment options

Four birth-related injuries that may be preventable

Four birth-related injuries that may be preventable

Do hospitals, doctors, and nurses learn from their mistakes?

What happens when a hospital lab botches testing or results?

What happens when a hospital lab botches testing or results?

Without critical lab results, doctors cannot make correct diagnosis and treatment decisions

Why are Texas nursing homes considered the worst in America?

Why are Texas nursing homes considered the worst in America?

Common nursing home malpractice includes bedsores, falls, and overmedication

College Station woman died from botched diagnosis & treatment of hospital-acquired perforated colon, sepsis, & SIRS

College Station woman died from botched diagnosis & treatment of hospital-acquired perforated colon, sepsis, & SIRS

Surgeon nicked, punctured colon during appendectomy & closed up patient without recognizing it

Medicare issues two violations to Memorial Hermann Northeast Hospital, in Humble

Medicare issues two violations to Memorial Hermann Northeast Hospital, in Humble

Medicare found that the hospital violated patient rights to safe care

Medicare issues violation to CHI St. Luke's Health Baylor College of Medicine Texas Medical Center

Medicare issues violation to CHI St. Luke's Health Baylor College of Medicine Texas Medical Center

CHI St. Luke's Health Baylor College of Medicine Texas Medical Center has received four Medicare violations since September 2015.

Why are incompetent, dangerous doctors still allowed to practice medicine in Texas?

Why are incompetent, dangerous doctors still allowed to practice medicine in Texas?

Texas law shrouds in secrecy hospital investigations into bad physician outcomes and conduct

Why are childbirth-related deaths of mothers on the rise in the U.S.?

Why are childbirth-related deaths of mothers on the rise in the U.S.?

Every two minutes, a woman dies from complications related to pregnancy and childbirth

What really matters when you call your doctor's office

What really matters when you call your doctor's office

Physician office gatekeepers can endanger patients by giving bad medical advice