Deaths resulting from medical errors are far more common than they should be. This includes deaths resulting from diagnostic errors, surgical ...

An investigation by the Connecticut Office of the Inspector General released Monday found that “significant medical errors” were made when prescribing methadone to Ronald Johnson and Tyler Cole, two y ...

Doctors explain why blunders persist, lawyers say negligence actionable  |  One in every 10 patients harmed while receiving ...

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The Connecticut Office of Inspector General found that “significant medical errors” were made in relation to two inmates who died of overdoses at the Garner Correctional Institution in Newtown in July ...

Medical errors account for 9.5% of all deaths in the U.S. each year, making medical malpractice a leading cause of death. 7 Medical malpractice is the third most common cause of death in the United ...

Medical errors remain one of the leading causes of death worldwide, rivaling heart disease and cancer. Yet while medicine has made dramatic progress in treating illness, it has made far less headway ...

For a fourth year in a row, Maryland recorded an increase in reported medical mistakes, including some that were fatal, the state’s Department of Health said in its annual patient safety report. The ...

Medical negligence in Nigeria came to the fore when author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie accused a Lagos hospital of negligence ...

An investigation by the Connecticut Office of the Inspector General released Monday found that “significant medical errors” were made when prescribing methadone to Ronald Johnson and Tyler Cole, two ...

Christy Bieber has a JD from UCLA School of Law and began her career as a college instructor and textbook author. She has been writing full time for over a decade with a focus on making financial and ...