An unforgivable medical blunder caused a 64-year-old man from Sweden to have part of his lung removed after he was given an erroneous lung cancer diagnosis in 2009
Medical Blunders Abound in Public Hospitals in Australian State
Medical blunders abound in public hospitals in the state of Victoria in Australia.
Medical blunders abound in public hospitals in the state of Victoria in Australia.
The hospital did admit to their mistake in 2011. Now, he is planning to sue the hospital for causing irrevocable damage to his health and his career.
Tanzanian Hospital Witnesses Serious Medical Blunder
A hospital in Tanzania intercrossed surgeries between two patients happening to share the same first name.
A hospital in Tanzania intercrossed surgeries between two patients happening to share the same first name.
Reducing Working Hours for Medical Interns Has Increased Medical Errors
Reducing the work hours of medical interns does not improve their work efficiency report two recently published studies.
Reducing the work hours of medical interns does not improve their work efficiency report two recently published studies.
'Modern' Style Admission of Medical Error Revealed in Famed Neurosurgeon's Century-old Notes
Johns Hopkins researchers say a review of groundbreaking neurosurgeon Harvey Cushing's notes, made at the turn of the last century, has turned up copious documentation of his own surgical mishaps
Johns Hopkins researchers say a review of groundbreaking neurosurgeon Harvey Cushing's notes, made at the turn of the last century, has turned up copious documentation of his own surgical mishaps
