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State regulators faulted two hospitals in Southern California for medication errors that put patients at risk, including one who suffered a brain bleed after receiving repeated doses of blood thinner.
Variations in healthcare provider training & experience [46] [53] and failure to acknowledge the prevalence and seriousness of medical errors also increase the risk. [54] [55] The so-called July effect occurs when new residents arrive at teaching hospitals, causing an increase in medication errors according to a study of data from 1979 to 2006.
2012: As of 2 November 2012 in the New England Compounding Center meningitis outbreak, 753 cases of fungal infection occurred with 64 deaths due to contaminated injectable medication. 2012: 2012 Pakistan fake medicine crisis; 2017: medical cannabis in California found to contain dangerous bacteria and fungi, causing at least one fatality. [19]
On December 4, 2020 she shared a video to Facebook, [2] in which she described how white doctors refused her pain medication, which she said "...made me feel like I was a drug addict". [9] She also recalled begging for treatment with the anti-viral drug remdesivir , used to treat COVID-19 patients not on a ventilator, [ 10 ] in addition to ...
Josie's Story: A Mother's Inspiring Crusade to Make Medical Care Safe is an autobiographical novel written by Sorrel King published by Grove Atlantic in 2009. [10] Her novel was named one of the Best Health Books of 2009 by the Wall Street Journal, [10] and nominated for a "Books for a Better life" Award from the Multiple Sclerosis Society.
More than six in 10 of the abortions in the United States last year were done through medication, up from 53% in 2020, new research shows. The Guttmacher Institute, a research group that supports ...
A study of 2,600 patients at two hospitals determined that between 26% and 60% of patients could not understand medication directions, a standard informed consent, or basic health care materials. [133] This mismatch between a clinician's level of communication and a patient's ability to understand can lead to medication errors and adverse outcomes.
An elderly Nevada man looking for love was allegedly drugged and pushed across the US border into Mexico in a wheelchair by a “sinister” scammer before being found dead in a Mexico City hotel ...