Burnout among medical professionals is a growing concern, given its link to medical errors. Medical error is a leading cause of death in the United…
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The Cancer Risks of Working for the U.S. Government: USDA Exposes Employees to Asbestos
One of the last places you’d want to find asbestos, a mineral that kills more than 39,000 Americans every year, is in a federal building…
The EPA’s Failure to Ban Asbestos ‘Is a Crime,’ Says EWG, So Why Is It Still Legal?
We know asbestos kills people, but we’ve never known precisely how many. What we do know is that U.S asbestos deaths are severely underreported. For…
Will the EPA Take Action Against a Paint Stripper Chemical That’s Killing People?
Barely a day goes by without the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency cropping up in the news, but the press isn’t necessarily positive. Last month, the…
High Burnout Rate Among Physicians Is Linked to Cases of Medical Malpractice
The mortality rate from medical malpractice in the United States is alarmingly high, ranking as the 3rd leading cause of death. Part of the reason…
Financial and Nursing Home Abuse of Elders Is Seriously Underreported
Nursing home and elder abuse affects millions of individuals and their families. As people grow older and need additional help caring for themselves and their…
Seizure Drug Lamotrigine (Lamictal®) Might Cause Adverse Immune System Reaction
The FDA recently issued a warning about the medication Lamictal® (lamotrigine), which may cause serious health problems due to patients’ immune systems overreacting to the…
STAT: Hospitals with Major Safety Violations Are Teaching Our Next Generation of Doctors
Medical professionals make mistakes. But could those involved in medical training be teaching those mistakes to the next generation of doctors? That’s what a recent…
Overuse of Anti-Psychotic Drugs in Nursing Homes Puts Elderly Residents at Risk
It is a sad fact that serious cases of nursing home abuse are often concealed. At least one quarter of these cases are never even…
