Last week, the New England Patriots signed 29-year-old St. Louis native Adrian Clayborn, a veteran defensive end who was never supposed to play football. Doctors…
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Reducing Medical Error Mortality Rate in the U.S. Calls for Improvement in Hospital Procedures
Everyone knows somebody who avoids seeing the doctor because they might be sick. At the same time, numerous studies have shown that hospital care doesn’t…
Medical Errors Could Kill as Many as 440,000 Americans Per Year, Data Show
When a 2016 Johns Hopkins study claimed medical errors could be responsible for more than 250,000 deaths per year, researchers warned the number was an…
House Passes Bill to Limit Accessibility Rights under the Americans With Disabilities Act
Last Thursday, the ADA Education and Reform Act passed in the House on a 225-192 vote. Most Republican and 12 Democrat leaders agreed to amend…
5 Tips for Maximizing a 15-Minute (and Potentially Error-Fraught) Doctor's Visit
In the U.S., the average primary care visit lasts less than 15 minutes. Time is money to large physician networks, whose employers often set doctors…
Researchers Have No Answer for 'Weekend Effect,' a Phenomenon That Kills More Hospital Patients on Weekends
Ten years ago, researchers found a link between weekend or weeknight hospital care and low survival rates for cardiac arrest. The good news is, quality…
How New Medicaid Rules Will Create Problems for People with Disabilities
The Trump administration’s war on people with disabilities launched another assault last week, in revising Medicaid rules. States will now be able to require those…
U.S. Childbirth Complications: The Shocking Data Expectant Mothers Do Not Want to Hear
Pregnancy and childbirth complications have put women at risk of death throughout human history. In America, up until the 1930s, the chances were 1 in…
December Is National Safe Toys and Gifts Month: Here’s Everything You Need to Remember
2007 was a bad year for the nation’s largest toymaker, Mattel Inc. After recalling 1.5 million Chinese-made Fisher-Price toys worldwide, Mattel recalled another 9.3 million…
