Articles
- Common Questions About Medical Malpractice: What Patients Need to Know
- Beware these anticipated top hospital health hazards for 2019
- Risk of infection 21 percent higher when patients share a room
- Are bad teaching hospitals creating bad habits in doctors?
- Nurses suffering from depression more likely to make errors
- When do you need a second medical opinion?
- Medical errors are still a leading cause of death in the U.S.
- What are the most common problems caused by hospital error?
- Why doctors do not pay enough attention to women
- Preventing surgical errors: Tips for Rhode Island patients
- New study questions need for surgery for prostate cancer
- How does sleep deprivation among doctors contribute to medical errors?
- What are surgical never events?
- Birth injury 101: When does a bad delivery rise to medical malpractice?
- 4 ways to protect yourself against an adverse drug reaction
- Are robotic surgeries as safe as they are marketed to be?
- Helping your doctor in Rhode Island make the right diagnosis
- Avoiding central line-associated bloodstream infections in Rhode Island
- About half of surgeries involve medication errors, study finds
- Use of operating room cameras proposed to protect patients from errors
- Study: IV label design may significantly affect patient safety
- A poor bedside manner can lead to more than just hurt feelings
- Patient safety experts shift focus to operating room culture
- Drugged doctoring: a surprisingly common and under-addressed problem
- Medical Malpractice and Military Physicians
- Preventable harm in the hospital—better or worse?
- Report: Doctors have a duty to report other doctors’ medical mistakes
- Reducing prescription medication errors in Providence County
- Cerebral palsy may be attributed to birth injury
- DeLuca, Weizenbaum, Barry & Revens, Ltd. Wins Settlement for Victim of Devastating Industrial Accident
- Should Older Physicians Take Competency Tests?
- Lack of Hospital Infection Reporting Mandate Leaves Patients at Risk
- Misdiagnosis of Breast Cancer and the Accompanying Health Consequences
- Preventing Misdiagnosis When Taking Your Child to a Rhode Island Physician
- Little Babies, Big Steps: Premature Delivery By Voluntary C-Section May Result in Birth Injury
- Wrong-Site Surgery Incidents Increase Despite Safety Protocols
- Rhode Island Medical Malpractice and Brain Injury Diagnosis
- Hospitalizations Due to Drug Side Effects Are Rising Dramatically
- Rhode Island Women and Misdiagnosis: What Illnesses Are Most Frequently Missed?
- The Problem with Hospital Readmission
- Minimizing Hospital Risks: Patient Safety Organizations in Rhode Island
- Increasing Number of Patients Abandoning Prescriptions Due to Cost
- FDA Considers New Rules for Manufacturing External Defibrillators
- Risk of Birth Injuries During Prolonged Labor
- FDA Has Delayed Reaction in Pulling Prescription Painkillers
- How Rhode Island’s Hospitals Stack Up
- The Promise and Perils of Electronic Medical Records
- Getting Treatment When You Don’t Have Medical Insurance
- Care Management Programs to Help Track and Monitor Care for Ongoing Health Problems
- Dangers of Cutting Corners with Your Medications
- Providence lawyer takes up fight for struggling students
- Protecting Patients from Radiation: Overuse of CT Scanners Raises Radiation Concerns
- FDA Safety Disclosures for New Drugs
- Public Outcry for FDA Reform
- Failure to Diagnose Cancer: Consequences and Culpability