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 fatal to a patient. This was the case with 12-year-old Rory Staunton of New York. Two days after cutting his arm...
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 New York Times.From a root canal to a tummy tuck to laser surgery, cheaper medical options are being...
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 to The New York Times.With more than 600 schools opening up "R.N. to B.S.N." programs, allowing...
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, which is exactly what is happening in the race to develop drugs to treat mental retardation and autism,...
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 question remains: after the "dehumanizing effects" of medical training, is it possible for physicians...
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 the medical field to account for these differences: the "hospitalist."The position of the hospitalist was created when it...
