(July 14, 2012)
After Darla broke her left ankle while working as a nursing assistant in 2005, she visited a podiatrist. Over the next five years, she underwent four surgeries to correct the problem.
All of the surgeries failed, leading...
NY Electronic Prescription Bill Targets Overprescribing and Medication Errors
July 6, 2012 - New York - Last month a bill was passed that will require every part of the prescription process to be electronically recorded in real time. Before doctors prescribe a medication, they will first have to check the database for that...
6 Ways You May Protect Yourself from Wrong Site Surgery
As if undergoing surgery isn’t stressful enough, patients shouldn’t also have to worry that they’ll be the victim of wrong site surgery. Yet the reality is that this type of medical negligence occurs more often than it should. if it does...