According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), about 31 million emergency department visits occur each year for unintentional injuries in the United
A proposal regarding an increase in shift hours for new residents at hospitals in California and across the country is being pushed by a doctors’ training group. The change from 16 to 28 hours appear to be good in terms of preparing new residents for full time work. However, it could create dangerous situations for patients who need doctors to be alert during urgent times. There is prevailing evidence that has indicated that lengthy work shifts and exhaustion are primary factors of doctors’ errors as well as car accidents.
According to a study by John Hopkins Medicine researchers, medical errors should be number three on the list of causes of death in the United States.
Hysterectomy is the second most commonly performed surgery, after cesarean section, for women of reproductive age in the United States.
During the early part of the 2000s, there were reports of fatal Rhabdomyolysis cases associated with the use of Baycol, the anti-cholesterol drug. Baycol was
