Medical error is one of the leading causes of death in the United States, and one organization believes those deaths can be ...

Poison control calls involving semaglutide (Ozempic and Wegovy) soared after the drug was approved for weight management, ...

Medicaid payment error rates under H.R. 1 could rise due to work requirements and other changes that make eligibility ...

In 1981, a researcher at Mount Sinai School of Medicine named William Fitzgerald noticed something strange—his blood pressure ...

This study evaluated whether adherence to a hypertension quality measure correlates with actual blood pressure control.

Background Double checking medication administration in hospitals is often standard practice, particularly for high-risk drugs, yet its effectiveness in reducing medication administration errors (MAEs ...

The incidence of medication errors is much higher among children because of their unique characteristics. This study aims to establish the first Pediatric Rational Medication Intelligent Decision ...

Introduction: Care home residents are at particular risk from medication errors, and our objective was to determine the prevalence and potential harm of prescribing, monitoring, dispensing and ...

Taking medications as prescribed and understanding the right way to administer them can reduce the risks and help properly treat conditions or health issues so they don’t become more serious and ...

Hong Kong authorities have launched an investigation into an award-winning medication prescription app invented by a student that had already been in use by a clinic three years earlier, the Post has ...

Patients’ lives are being put at risk by poor communication from healthcare professionals in hospitals worldwide, according to new research my colleagues and I conducted. Our analysis included 46 ...