Medication mistakes — in which the wrong drug or the wrong dose is given to a patient — are among the most common errors in medicine. John Wiederspan is well aware of how things can go wrong in the ...

A comprehensive study of Medicare beneficiaries aged 65 and older reveals that emergency room diagnostic errors occur in approximately 3.2% of serious medical emergencies, affecting roughly 1 in every ...

This post was paid for by an advertiser. The Herald-Dispatch newsroom was not involved in its creation. When in an emergency situation, if you are taken to the ER, you trust the staff to provide ...

Errors-ranging from missed, incorrect, or delayed diagnoses-are recognized as universal issues across all medical specialties, with emergency medicine being particularly vulnerable due to its ...

A two-year-old boy arrives at the hospital with a virus and low potassium. His family expect monitoring, fluids, and a careful recovery. Instead, a lawsuit alleges that a single misplaced decimal ...

John Wiederspan is well aware of how things can go wrong in the high-pressure, high-stakes environment of an operating room. “During situations such as trauma, or a patient doing poorly, there’s a ...