Author Atul Gawande discusses why he is so open about his medical errors, as context for why he wrote his second book, Better: A Surgeon's Notes on Pe...
Author Atul Gawande discusses who benefits from doctors being open and frank about their medical errors, as context for why he wrote his second book B...
Surgeons have left nearly 5,000 instruments in patients. In a disturbing report, a new study has found that approximately 4,857 objects have been left...
Efforts to limit the number of hours doctors in training work may not be reducing medical errors. A new study shows while the number of hours resident...
More than 500 Americans die every day from preventable medical errors. One family's tragedy has inspired them to raise awareness and create an app to ...
Learn how medical identification bracelets, necklaces and tattoos can assist doctors in providing expedient and correct care if you're admitted into a...
Dr. Martin Makary, author of Unaccountable: What Hospitals Won’t Tell You and How Transparency Can Revolutionize Health Care , discusses the importan...
A JAMA study shows hospitals don't have a price tag for hip replacements. Nobody buys a car without knowing cost. How do we prevent medical bill stick...
A JAMA study shows hospitals don't have a price tag for hip replacements. Nobody buys a car without knowing cost. How do we prevent medical bill stick...
Surgeons call them 'nevers' because they're mistakes they should NEVER make: like leaving things inside of you during surgery. But they do happen.. al...
A surgery is scary for all of us because so many things can go wrong. And there's the chance that the doctors might leave something in our bodies. Thi...