Emerging technologies have been recommended as potential mechanisms for reducing medication errors. Critical evaluations of the impact of these new technologies on medication errors and other ...

As most medication errors are preventable, risk minimisation is key. Generally the approaches are similar to other risks. However there are specific areas that need to be considered for this risk ...

PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — In medicine, we have a very important saying that children are not just little adults. They ...

A study has revealed an estimated 237 million medication errors occur in the NHS in England every year, and avoidable adverse drug reactions (ADRs) cause hundreds of deaths. Researchers from the ...

The Trump administration suddenly cut all funding for the Patient Safety Network (PSNet) on Friday, Inside Medicine has ...

KANNUR: An eight-month-old baby boy is in critical condition after being given the wrong medication by a pharmacy at Pazhayangadi. Muhammed, son of Sameer, a local resident, suffered severe health ...

Jeff Himler Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024 7:01 a.m. | Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024 7:01 a.m. A Pittsburgh-area woman died after having an allergic reaction to an antibiotic she was given not once, but twice ...

Pediatricians must disclose adverse events and medical errors to children and their families, according to an updated policy ...

Ochsner Children’s and the Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP), a respected leader in medication error prevention, are announcing a shared fellowship focused on medication safety. The joint ...

An interdisciplinary team of researchers from Western Michigan University, WMed and University of Michigan is working to develop new technology to help paramedics better help children. KALAMAZOO, Mich ...