Hospital Errors

Hospital Errors May Occur In A Third Of Admissions

The Huffington Post | Catherine Pearson | Posted 06.07.2011

People go into hospitals expecting to be taken care of, but a new study shows that "adverse events" -- injuries caused by hospital error -- are 10 tim...

Drunk Surgeon Switches Man's Nose and Penis

Mark C. Miller | Posted 05.25.2011

Mark C. Miller

Sex brings a whole new set of problems. "If I'm with a woman in public and I'm excited to be with her, everybody knows it."

Better Hygiene at Public Bathrooms Than Hospitals?

Michael L. Millenson | Posted 11.17.2011

Michael L. Millenson

Even the worst guys in the worst bathroom -- just 65 percent of men at Turner Field washed their hands -- represented a stellar record of sterility compared to U.S. hospitals.

Physician's Errors: How Our Health Care System Is Failing Us (VIDEO)

Stefan Kertesz | Posted 11.17.2011

Stefan Kertesz

2010-08-20-pullpull.jpg What if we are teaching doctors to do the wrong things for their patients?

Hospital Errors: Be Wary of the "July Effect"

ABC News | Posted 11.17.2011

Findings from a new University of California San Diego study lend credence to what is called the "July effect" -- a long-held suspicion that July is t...