Study links errors by doctors to long hours
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The marathon hours worked by doctors-in-training in U.S. hospitals are leading to an alarming number of fatigue-related medical errors that often kill patients, researchers said on Tuesday.
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Staff who struggle into work when they are ill risk potentially shortening their lives, researchers believe.
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Stark evidence that high medical payments do not buy high-quality patient care is presented in a new study.
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Eighty percent of U.S. doctors and  half of nurses surveyed said they had seen colleagues make  mistakes, but only 10 percent ever spoke up, according to a  study released on Wednesday.
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Many doctors prescribe medicine without providing detailed information about it to patients, a new study suggests.
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NEW YORK  - People who work from  mid-afternoon into the wee hours of the night are liable to  develop problems such as heartburn, stomach ulcers and  constipation, new research shows.
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Most doctors are afraid to take responsibility for medical errors but studies have shown that physiciansâ apologies may protect against litigation.
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Many junior doctors do not understand many common hospital laboratory tests, and are putting patients at risk as a result, claim biochemists.
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Cutting the grueling work hours of doctors-in-training had little effect on reducing patient deaths, according to two large studies.
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Requiring doctors and hospitals to report publicly on their performance and tying their pay to the results would dramatically reduce avoidable deaths and costs attributable to poor medical care, says a new report from an organization that works to improve
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FRIDAY, Feb. 8 (HealthDay News) -- Medical residents who are depressed are about six times more likely to make medication errors than those who aren't depressed, says a study that looked a 123 pediatric residents at three children's hospitals in the United States.
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Five years after the release of a landmark report revealing the human toll that medical errors exact at US hospitals, Americans do not believe the nation&#39;s quality of health care has improved, a new survey finds.
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The customary annual physical check-up at the doctor's office may not be worth the time or money, researchers said on Monday.
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A new study shows that many doctors waste patientsâ time in office visits by interjecting irrelevant information about themselves.
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Most doctors are afraid to take responsibility for medical errors, but studies have shown that physiciansâ apologies may protect against litigation.
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Doctors need guidance on how to avoid problems using technology to reach patients, says a researcher.
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Researchers who found that sleep-deprived medical residents can pose a danger to patients have discovered that these tired doctors also may present a hazard after they leave the hospital.