Technology is important – in everyday life and medical care. Unfortunately, improper or negligent use of it can mean disaster for patients.All medical devices, whether they are as routine as a bed or complex as robotic-assisted surgery tools, carry with them...
Month: November 2017
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Doctors can do more to protect babies against hepatitis C
Children are arguably our most precious resource. The welcoming of a new life into the world is something that should always elicit joy. Unfortunately, even with all the advances in medical science that have been made, too often failures by health care providers in...
What constitutes a medication error?
Older readers will remember the commercial tagline "Without chemicals, life itself would be impossible." Monsanto put it out there back in the 1970s. These days, with all the attention on the environment and the effects of human activity upon it, many might be...