Study: Medical instructions stump many
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Most adults can determine at what age their children should get vaccinated or discern from a label when to take medicines, but they still need help understanding many basic health instructions.
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According to new British study, patients who use the internet to find out information about chronic disease rather than listening to their doctor could be putting their health at risk.
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A provocative study from Harvard Medical School suggests that, as a group, older doctors know less, provide lower-quality care, and may expose patients to greater risks than physicians recently out of medical school, a conclusion that an accompanying editorial declares should be "a wake-up call to the medical profession."
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By Julie Deardorff  Increasing numbers of us are Googling our own weird headaches, rashes and unexplained symptoms before heading to the doctor.  And although physicians are secretly Googling difficult medical situations, many aren't thrilled that we're doing the same thing.
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a potential problem that led a national group of emergency-room doctors Monday to call for better preparation for the oncoming
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A new study indicates that instructions and warnings on medication bottles tend to be in smaller type and warnings smaller still.
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A surprise finding in a major federal study calls into question a long-held tenet of diabetes care.
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This article was reported by Barry Meier, Gina Kolata and Andrew Pollack and written by Mr. Meier. In the mid-1990&#39;s, the medical community reached an inescapable conclusion.
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NEW YORK  - Physicians frequently fail to   provide patients with all the information they should have when   they're prescribed new medication, investigators in California   report.
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Many caregivers perform CPR incorrectly  and fail to restart stopped hearts by not adhering to strict  guidelines governing the frequency and force of chest  compressions, a pair of studies said on Tuesday.
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Frustrated doctors say they too often find themselves jury-rigging adult medical devices to fit children's tiny bodies and special needs. Now pediatric experts have begun a major push to fill the gap.
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When painful medicine is involved, closeness to a patient can make for fuzzy views.
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One-third say they or a family member have experienced a medical error, a new survey finds. By Karen Pallarito. WEDNESDAY, Nov. 17 (HealthDayNews) -- Five years after the release of a landmark report revealing
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The employment of Indian secretaries on the sub-continent to type up British patients&#39;medical notes is causing confusion and concern, according to leading health experts.
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Young children are the most likely victims of surgery-related medication mistakes, a new study has found, and poor communication is the most likely culprit.
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It recalls a solution that might be linked to a rare infection.
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Online symptoms searches can be useful. They can also give you acute misinformation.