When you pick up your prescriptions at the pharmacy, how often do you carefully examine the pills? You may not even really be able to tell them apart—especially if the majority of them are white, generic substitutes for name brand drugs. That's what makes it...
When you go into the hospital, you expect care that will help you to improve. You don't expect that you are going to suffer more harm during your stay than what you had when you were admitted. If you develop bedsores while you are in the hospital, you might opt to...
Working with patients in a health care setting is among the most important jobs one can have, and it carries some of the biggest responsibilities. Whether the health care worker is a physician, a nurse, or even a pharmacist they are required to pay very close...
Many people are told that they are allergic to penicillin based on reactions they had as children. While it is important to stay away from medications that you are actually allergic to, it has come to light that some people who think they have a penicillin allergy...
A study was recently carried out to ask doctors if they thought it was fine to hide a mistake, even if they knew that the mistake could injure or harm the patient. A full 78 percent said that this was never acceptable to do so. With such a stark majority, why is this...
Most birth injuries occur as the baby transits through its mother's birth canal, and fortunately, most are minor that resolve without the need for treatment. Medical advances have greatly reduced the frequency of these incidents, but they do still occur on occasion....
