Apologies prescribed for errors by doctors
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It&#39;s a lesson that children learn even before their ABCs - say you&#39;re sorry when you have hurt someone. But now it&#39;s being taught in the grown-up world of medicine as a surprisingly effective way to soothe patients and head off malpractice lawsuits.
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Two Boston doctors are cautioning physicians to prescribe pain relievers called cox-2 inhibitors such as Celebrex only as a last resort in patients at risk for heart attacks.
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A hospital apologises to a patient who had to give up his bed in the middle of the night to make way for another emergency.
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A medical journal has apologised to a drugs firm over an article about anti-depressant drug Prozac.
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(HealthDay News) -- Medical errors can occur when doctors don&#39;t have all of the information they need from a patient, including a comprehensive list of medications the patient takes, patient symptoms, and advice the patient has received from other doctors.
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BBC boss Mark Thompson has ordered staff to root out inaccuracies after the public broadcaster was hit by two embarrassing blunders and had to apologize to Queen Elizabeth.
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EDMONTON (CP) - Patient safety would improve if health workers who report hospital errors were protected from legal action, says a new report.
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Doctors get a second warning about misusing the pain drug.
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British medical regulators urged physicians today to show greater caution in prescribing antidepressant drugs and said they should be clearly labeled with warnings
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Corrects first name of doctor in paragraph 5 to Robert, not Richard, as previously sent
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Imagine you&#39;ve been diagnosed with high cholesterol and your doctor is preparing to write a prescription to help remedy the problem.
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Some instances in which Pope John Paul II admitted errors or apologized for actions of the Roman Catholic Church:
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DAVID Beckham issued a formal apology yesterday for deliberately getting booked in Englandâs World Cup qualifying tie against Wales last Saturday.
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British medical regulators urged physicians on Monday to show greater caution in prescribing antidepressant drugs and said they should be clearly labeled with warnings about their use.
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Mistakes prompt a demand for grammar to be policed.
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It recalls a solution that might be linked to a rare infection.
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Doctors are being urged to think twice before prescribing certain painkillers in light of new evidence suggesting they may increase cardiovascular risk.