Imagine that after a trip to the doctor's office, you are informed that you need to have a serious surgical procedure performed on you. You are understandably nervous, but you don't actually expect anything bad to happen during the surgery. On the day of your...
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Month: March 2015
On the CRE ‘superbug,’ and why it is so scary
If we were to ask you what carbapenem-resistent Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) means, you would probably say "why did you just blindly type letters like that?" It's understandable to look at that phrase and immediately scoff, as it seems impossible to pronounce while also...
Are medical malpractice lawsuits hurting specialization?
Usually when you hear about a medical error, a surgical mistake, or some form of medical negligence, your immediate response is to think about the victim. So today, let's switch it around and think about the effect these medical errors -- and the medical malpractice...
Pharmaceutical blunder leads to botched study
A company called Peregrine Pharmaceuticals is suing another company called Clinical Supplies Management for an error that compromised a cancer treatment study from 2010 to 2012. The clinical study was supposed to have one group of patients receive the drug, and the...