Blood-pressure drugs are in the crosshairs of COVID-19 research
April 23, 2020
REUTERS | HEALTH NEWS | APRIL 23, 2020 | 6:12 AM Deborah J. Nelson (Reuters) – Scientists are baffled by how the coronavirus attacks the body – killing many patients while barely
Where do patient safety and the Covid-19 virus cross paths?
February 27, 2020
Speaking of Covid-19 virus…….let’s have a conversation about where Covid-19 virus and patient safety cross paths….. there are many directions it can go and it can lead to our raising
Association of open communication and the emotional and behavioural impact of medical error on patients and families
January 27, 2020
BMJ Quality and Safety Original research Association of open communication and the emotional and behavioural impact of medical error on patients and families: state-wide cross-sectional survey Abstract Background How openly
One-size-fits-all approach to patient safety improvement won’t get us to the ultimate goal—zero harm
January 9, 2020
Modern Healthcare November 09, 2019 01:00 AM by Dr. Mark Chassin Dr. Mark Chassin is president and CEO of The Joint Commission. He was a member of the Institute of
Why Doctors Still Offer Treatments That May Not Help
August 28, 2019
August 28, 2019 at 7:00 am | Austin Frakt | The following originally appeared on The Upshot (copyright 2019, The New York Times Company). It also appeared in the print edition on August 15, 2019. When
Parents of man killed on I-95 in Orangeburg while suffering schizophrenic event speak out on failure of SC first responders
August 28, 2019
WISTV.com | By Emily Wakeman | August 14, 2019 at 8:29 PM EDT – Updated August 14 at 9:24 PM ORANGEBURG, S.C. (WIS) – It’s been almost a year since a man died
Purdue Pharma in talks over multibillion-dollar deal to settle more than 2,000 opioid lawsuits
August 28, 2019
The Washington Post | By Lenny Bernstein and Scott Higham | August 27 at 8:06 PM Drugmaker Purdue Pharma is negotiating a multibillion-dollar settlement with lawyers for local and state governments that would resolve about
The Law – “Observation Status While in the Hospital”
June 24, 2019
Observation Status has a major impact on MEDICARE beneficiaries, and others as well, yet most people don’t even know about it – at least not until they get a SURPRISE
US Emergency Department Visits for Adverse Drug Events From Antibiotics in Children, 2011–2015
August 23, 2018
Maribeth C Lovegrove, Andrew I Geller, Katherine E Fleming-Dutra, Nadine Shehab, Mathew R P Sapiano, Daniel S Budnitz | Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society, piy066, https://doi.org/10.1093/jpids/piy066 Published: 23
Hundreds protest outside Purdue Stamford HQ
August 18, 2018
Stamford Advocate | By Paul Schott | Updated 5:22 pm EDT, Friday, August 17, 2018 A protest Friday morning by several hundred activists outside the downtown Stamford headquarters of Purdue Pharma highlighted the growing