Month: July 2012
Misdiagnosis: When Medical Errors Lead to Tragedy
Misdiagnosis of an illness, failure to diagnose and delay of a diagnosis continue to be prevalent medical errors that could prove to be harmful or...
Failing U.S. Health Care Sends Citizens Across the Border
Thousands of Americans are flocking to the Mexican border town of Mexicali, not for vacation or entertainment, but for affordable medical care, according to The...
Two-Year Nursing Degrees No Longer Enough for Hospitals
Hundreds of hospitals across the country are experiencing a changing shift in the educational demands for nurses, sending thousands of caretakers back to school, according...
Companies Put Aside Competition for the Benefit of Autism Drug Research
Competition between pharmaceutical companies to develop the newest, best drug is commonplace in the medical world. What is rare is when two competitors join forces,...
Learning Medicine is One Thing, Learning Empathy is Another
Greater physician empathy has been associated with fewer medical errors, better patient outcomes and fewer malpractice claims, according to The New York Times. But the...
Are Hospitalists Really the Best Answer for Patient Care?
The differences between inpatient and outpatient care were examined in a recent blog for The New York Times, as well as a subspeciality created in...