FDA Panel Mulls Which Devices Are Critical in a Public Health Emergency "If we have a thermonuclear war, all I need is a scalpel," one panel member said Feb 06, 2024
Go Vegetarian to Avoid COVID? Making Dialysis Centers Work Better Also in TTHealthWatch: diagnostic errors among hospitalized patients Jan 13, 2024 podcast
New Guidance to Stem the Tide of MRSA Spread in Hospitals Detecting asymptomatic infections and decolonization among new recommendations Jun 29, 2023
Clinicians Aren't Always to Blame for Medical Errors Organizational culture plays a central role in patient safety Jun 25, 2023
Maternal Outcomes at Rural Hospitals Hinge on Delivery Volume Excess severe maternal morbidity in lower-volume rural hospitals Jun 24, 2023
ID Experts Urge Healthcare to Shed Universal Masking "The context and conditions of the pandemic have changed dramatically and favorably," they said Apr 17, 2023
Hackers Post Patient Photos on Dark Web At least three patient images stolen from Pennsylvania health system have appeared online Mar 13, 2023
Now Hear This: The OR Is Incredibly, Dangerously Loud Sound levels greater than construction sites, researchers say Mar 10, 2023
Healthcare-Related Injury Found in Nearly One-Fourth of Hospitalizations Study suggests "disturbing" rate of potentially preventable errors Jan 11, 2023
Documentary Blames Hospitals for Keeping Killer Nurse Employed Charles Cullen was caught several times, but the system was rigged to pass him along, some allege Nov 16, 2022
Kentucky Nurse Accused of Killing Elderly Patient Eyvette Renee Hunter allegedly sedated 97-year-old against orders Aug 24, 2022
Are Patients Safe Enough in Hospitals? Harlan Krumholz, MD, on why recent improvements in patient safety still aren't good enough Aug 12, 2022 video
Parents of 4-Year-Old Sue Urologist for 'Unintentional Vasectomy' The child had hernia surgery at Texas Children's Hospital, and left with a cut vas deferens Jun 15, 2022
Anesthesiologist Group Says Hospitals Can Prevent Fatal Errors Like Vanderbilt's Feds said Vaught wasn't the only one who erred; hospital had four "immediate jeopardy" flaws Jun 02, 2022
Racist Protest 'Threatened' Patient Care, Massachusetts Medical Society Says Neo-Nazis targeted doctors outside Brigham and Women's Hospital Feb 11, 2022
VA Beats Private Sector Hospitals for Post-Op Surgical Mortality Study questions veterans' benefit from obtaining care outside the VA system Dec 29, 2021
Study: Surgical Residents Do Just Fine Without Close Supervision No difference in VA patient outcomes whether or not attendings were scrubbed in Dec 22, 2021
Beware Flu and COVID Vax Mix-Ups and Other Medication Errors Medication safety group previews new best practices for next year Dec 09, 2021
Study: Some Venous Catheters Safer Than Others May help settle what kind to prefer for short-term venous access Nov 29, 2021
Florida Hospitals Face Dueling Vaccine Mandate Rules The stakes are high with Medicare, Medicaid dollars at play Nov 24, 2021
Look at Patient Safety Through an Equity Lens, Expert Urges Bias can play a role in various types of diagnostic errors Oct 26, 2021
American Hospital Association Joins Others in Support of COVID Vax Mandates Largest U.S.-based healthcare organization to advocate for these requirements so far Jul 22, 2021
Emergency Departments Are a Dangerous Workplace Recollections "poignant and often chilling" Jun 29, 2021
Hospital Slapped With Lawsuit Over Horrifying Attack on Resident "Dr. A" was repeatedly stabbed with a lunch tray metal knife and pen as nurses hid in fear Jun 22, 2021
Physicians Are Fed Up With Inconsistent Hospital Visitation Policies Keeping strict rules in place is "anti-medicine," critical care expert says Jun 10, 2021
Houston Methodist Sued Over COVID Vax Mandate Employees claim policy violates federal law, sue for wrongful discharge Jun 01, 2021
Most COVID Patients Landing in Hospitals Aren't Fully Vaccinated Reports from Cleveland Clinic, other health systems starting to roll in May 13, 2021
Houston Methodist: Get Vaccinated, or Get Fired Hospital's pioneering COVID vaccine mandate now threatens termination Apr 28, 2021
Negligent Credentialing Suit in Iowa Could Affect Hospitals Everywhere State Supreme Court hears potential bellwether case next week Feb 09, 2021
Big Brother Intervention No Fix for Hospital Hand Hygiene Practices Device that counted each drop of hand sanitizer used was of little help Feb 08, 2021
The Next Pandemic Is Already Here Tools for stopping it are readily available, if only we agree to use them Jan 20, 2021
What Has COVID-19 Done to Child Welfare? The evidence is unclear; some see the pandemic as a chance to revamp systems toward prevention Dec 23, 2020
Teen's Death Prompts Warning on 'Benadryl Challenge' FDA tries to squelch latest stupid craze Sep 25, 2020
Bedside MRI Feasible in ICU, for COVID-19 Study showed abnormalities found without any complications from the device Sep 09, 2020
Data Security: Telehealth's Achilles Heel? Cyberattacks on the rise, can only get worse if problems aren't fixed, experts say Sep 04, 2020
HCA Hospitals Accused of Requiring COVID-Infected Nurses to Work OSHA complaint says hospital chain allows "gravely dangerous" working conditions Aug 31, 2020
Running Low on New N95s? Reach for These Alternatives Some worked almost as well in a lab study Aug 11, 2020
Op-Ed: Is Medical Waste ... Racist? Disposal methods are threatening minority communities Jul 06, 2020
It's Always 'Safety Third' in Emergency Medicine COVID-19 or not, the first priority is patients Apr 28, 2020
