patient safety
The latest news on patient safety
Parents have to stay on top of the news and be proactive in managing their children's health.
A new study finds that medication errors are common in children. Here is how to keep your child safe.
Hospital Guide, Part 3: Remember to follow orders: No eating before surgery; leave jewelry at home.
Hospital Guide, Part 2: Here's where you get measured, jabbed, and queried about allergies and drugs.
In the hospital, you want someone watchful at your bedside. Diplomatic skills are helpful, too.
Hospital Guide, Part 6: The ICU team removes breathing aids, dials back drugs, and watches you closely
Hospital Guide, Part 7: Here's where you or your advocate need to be on guard against medical mistakes
The agency tells several medical spas to stop making false claims about lipodissolve.
Citing skin cancer risks, the government is considering a youth ban or other limits on tanning beds.
Daily aspirin appears not to improve the odds for people with very early peripheral artery disease.
