Medication errors are some of the most common types of medical mistakes doctors, hospitals and other medical professionals make. There are several things New Mexico residents can do in order to reduce the likelihood that such an error will happen to them or to their...
A New Mexico patient who is harmed by a medical error might not hear an apology after the fact. Although many states have legislation in place to allow a professional to apologize without the act being considered as evidence in a malpractice case, New Mexico lacks...
Lassa fever is a virus that causes hemorrhaging and fevers, and New Mexico residents may want to be aware that Mastomys rodents transmit it through their droppings and urine. In West Africa, it affects as many as 500,000 people every year, resulting in around 5,000...
Each year, hospital emergency rooms across the United States see roughly 7,000 children injured because of medication errors, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics. However, many senior citizens and other adults in New Mexico and around the country also...
Although patients in New Mexico and throughout the United States may feel that it is important to be assertive during medical appointments, those who demonstrate difficult behaviors could be more at risk of medical errors such as a misdiagnosis. Recent research...
As of 2016, hospital medicine as a specialty has existed for only two decades. Despite board certification for the discipline not occurring until 2009, New Mexico patients might be surprised that hospitalists have significantly grown in number across the country over...
It has been believed by many individuals in the medical community that medication errors could be reduced in hospitals by employing new technology. However, while this appears to be true, it seems that errors that occur when intravenous medications are administered...
New Mexico residents who have sustained traumatic brain injuries may be interested to learn that Texas researchers believe they have gained insights into how TBIs impact chronic sufferers. Their study revealed that six or more months following an injury, patients may...
According to a study conducted by Massachusetts researchers, parents in New Mexico and around the U.S. might be likely to catch errors on their children that have been missed by doctors. The study was published in JAMA Pediatrics and examined data on almost 400...
Based on the results of multiple studies, researchers have found that nurses in New Mexico and elsewhere could benefit from an automatic dispensing cabinet to help cut down on patient medication errors. Nurses are often distracted while preparing medication, and this...
