"The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention knows which hospitals are riskiest, but it’s hiding that information from you — your safety be damned. The feds seem to think they work for the hospital industry, not for you."
#CDC #Healthcare #Hospitals #Patients #PatientSafety
https://nypost.com/2022/06/28/the-cdc-is-deceiving-us-again-by-covering-up-for-unsafe-hospitals/
#CDC #Healthcare #Hospitals #Patients #PatientSafety
https://nypost.com/2022/06/28/the-cdc-is-deceiving-us-again-by-covering-up-for-unsafe-hospitals/
New York Post
The CDC is deceiving us again — this time covering up for unsafe...
The feds seem to think they work for the hospital industry, not for you.
"...even as pharmacy errors mount across the US, pharmaceutical lobbyists are pushing to keep reports of errors hidden from officials and the public."
#Pharmaceuticals #MedicalError #PatientSafety #RightToKnow
https://nypost.com/2023/09/05/deadly-pharmacy-errors-are-mounting-a-danger-to-the-public/
#Pharmaceuticals #MedicalError #PatientSafety #RightToKnow
https://nypost.com/2023/09/05/deadly-pharmacy-errors-are-mounting-a-danger-to-the-public/
New York Post
Deadly pharmacy errors mount as companies push quotas, limit staff: ‘I am a danger to the public’
Despite making millions of pharmacy errors each year, retail giants like CVS and Walgreens insist these mistakes are rare.
"Among the most egregious surgical errors are receiving the wrong operation, having surgery on the wrong body part, having something left inside the body, or surgery for a diagnosis that wasn’t correct to begin with."
#RightToKnow #PatientSafety #PatientCare #Allopathy #Surgery
https://www.zerohedge.com/medical/silence-around-surgical-errors-jeopardizing-patients-experts-say
#RightToKnow #PatientSafety #PatientCare #Allopathy #Surgery
https://www.zerohedge.com/medical/silence-around-surgical-errors-jeopardizing-patients-experts-say
ZeroHedge
Silence Around Surgical Errors Is Jeopardizing Patients, Experts Say
Patient advocacy groups are convinced that speaking up about errors can actually make a difference in lowering systemic risks for everyone who needs surgery
Class-action lawsuit filed after Mass. #hospital #patients possibly exposed to #HIV, #hepatitis
#Healthcare #PatientCare #PatientSafety
https://www.wcvb.com/article/class-action-salem-hospital-hiv-hepatitis-exposure/45876120#
#Healthcare #PatientCare #PatientSafety
https://www.wcvb.com/article/class-action-salem-hospital-hiv-hepatitis-exposure/45876120#
"When talking to people who’ve been misdiagnosed, “one of the things we hear over and over is, ‘The doctor didn’t listen to me.’"
#Healthcare #Doctors #MedicalError #RightToKnow #BeInformed #PatientCare #PatientSafety
https://www.yahoo.com/news/medical-mistakes-more-likely-women-123000870.html
#Healthcare #Doctors #MedicalError #RightToKnow #BeInformed #PatientCare #PatientSafety
https://www.yahoo.com/news/medical-mistakes-more-likely-women-123000870.html
Yahoo News
Medical errors kill scores each year in the U.S., especially women and minorities
Medical errors kill scores of Americans. Women and minorities are more likely to receive a misdiagnosis, a recent study finds.
Weight-loss drugs #Wegovy, #Ozempic could complicate #surgery
#PatientSafety
https://www.upi.com/Health_News/2024/03/06/weight-loss-drugs-surgery-vomit/7851709750922/
#PatientSafety
https://www.upi.com/Health_News/2024/03/06/weight-loss-drugs-surgery-vomit/7851709750922/
UPI
Weight-loss drugs Wegovy, Ozempic could complicate surgery
Weight-loss drugs like Wegovy and Ozempic can increase a person's risk of throwing up during surgery while under anesthesia, a new study reports.
A recent study of over 17,000 hospitalized adult patients who were treated for pneumonia across 48 hospitals reported that 12% of them received a pneumonia diagnosis even though they did not have any lung infection.
The researchers further observed that older patients with dementia who were in an altered mental state were at the highest risk of being misdiagnosed with pneumonia and being put on a full antibiotic regimen, which could be harmful to them.
#Healthcare #PatientCare #PatientSafety #ElderCare #Elderly #Pneumonia #Antibiotics #AntibioticResistance
https://www.forbes.com/sites/anuradhavaranasi/2024/03/30/doctors-commonly-misdiagnose-older-patients-with-pneumonia-study/?sh=47f689d87916
The researchers further observed that older patients with dementia who were in an altered mental state were at the highest risk of being misdiagnosed with pneumonia and being put on a full antibiotic regimen, which could be harmful to them.
#Healthcare #PatientCare #PatientSafety #ElderCare #Elderly #Pneumonia #Antibiotics #AntibioticResistance
https://www.forbes.com/sites/anuradhavaranasi/2024/03/30/doctors-commonly-misdiagnose-older-patients-with-pneumonia-study/?sh=47f689d87916
Forbes
Doctors Commonly Misdiagnose Older Patients With Pneumonia: Study
A recent JAMA study of over 17,000 hospitalized adult patients who were treated for pneumonia across 48 hospitals in Michigan reported that 12% of them were misdiagnosed.
Some new mothers reported being denied treatment or forced to undergo treatment they didn’t want by the healthcare provider.
#Pregnancy #Childbirth #Healthcare #Mothers #Patients #PatientSafety #PatientCare
https://thehill.com/changing-america/well-being/mental-health/4575361-more-than-1-in-8-new-mothers-report-mistreatment-during-childbirth-study/
#Pregnancy #Childbirth #Healthcare #Mothers #Patients #PatientSafety #PatientCare
https://thehill.com/changing-america/well-being/mental-health/4575361-more-than-1-in-8-new-mothers-report-mistreatment-during-childbirth-study/
The Hill
More than 1 in 8 new mothers report mistreatment during childbirth: Study
Story at a glance A new study published in JAMA Network Open on Thursday shows that about 13 percent of new mothers have experienced mistreatment. The most common forms of mistreatment were …