The FDA has finalized new rules for surgical staplers, requiring them to go through a more stringent approval process before they can be put on the market, and issuing new…
The FDA warns that pulse oximeters may be more inaccurate when used on people of darker skin.
A new study finds an increase in medical mistakes appear to occur around Daylight Savings Time changes.
A healthcare safety group warns that surgical staplers will be the top health technology threat of 2020.
Many leg stent surgeries are unnecessary, and some doctors appear to be prone to recommend them too quickly, according to the findings of a new study.
A new study warns that newborn twins, triplets and other multiple birth infants face a higher risk of medical mistakes due to confusion.
A new study finds that human error accounts for most surgical mistakes.
A new study finds that more than a tenth of all patients are harmed by a medical mistake, about half of which could have been prevented.
The findings of a new study suggest that surgeons who have more complaints involving “unprofessional behavior” brought by co-workers are more likely to have patients who experience surgical complications and…
New international guidelines seek to prevent some common and often fatal medication errors.