Just when it seemed like the American public would finally have safeguards against asbestos, a deadly carcinogen that causes mesothelioma, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)…
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Medical Malpractice More Common Than You’d Think – Survey Finds 1 in 5 Americans Are Victims
When 2 years ago Johns Hopkins researchers came out and announced that medical errors were the third-leading cause of death in the U.S., it vaulted…
Philadelphia Public School under Scrutiny for Extremely High Asbestos Count
The latest, in a series of local investigative reports led by the Philadelphia Inquirer and Daily News, found a higher-than-estimated asbestos-fiber count in one of…
3 Injuries Linked to Medical Error at Boston Children’s Hospital, but System Slow to Change
Medical errors and malpractice are the third leading cause of death in the United States, according to a 2016 Johns Hopkins University study. The importance…
U.K. Prime Minister: Artificial Intelligence to Help Prevent 22,000 Cancer Deaths a Year
U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May recently unveiled a “new weapon” in cancer research: artificial intelligence (AI). She and medical experts say AI could prevent 22,000…
New York Times: Yelp Reviews Could Reveal the Truth about Nursing Homes
A lot of us look to Yelp for the best of local shopping, food, and services. But how many of us would trust it to…
Could the Cause of the Spike in Medical-Error Death Be the Lack of a Doctor-Patient Relationship?
A long time ago, before the great discoveries of modern medicine, the most physicians could offer a suffering patient were a pair of ears and…
39,000 Deaths Caused Every Year by Asbestos, Rivaling Breast Cancer and Traffic Fatalities
As the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) prepares to release information on how it will assess the dangers of hazardous substances such as asbestos, new research…
Texas Jury Awards $1.2 Million to Houston Man over Vein Perforated by Medical Device
A Texas jury has just awarded more than $1.2 Million to a Houston firefighter who claimed a Cook Inc. Medical device perforated his major organs.…
