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Topic: Institute of Medicine

  
LAS VEGAS DIVORCE   |  Comment

Monitor Meds Given in Hospital for Errors

BY Bradley Hofland
Relevancy Score: 56
Fri Nov 6, 2009 at 3:21 PM

Frighteningly, the longer a patient stays in a hospital, the higher the risk that they will be victims of a preventable medical error. READ»

HEALTH CARE   |  Comment

Top Scalpel

BY Michael A. Prospero
Relevancy Score: 47
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 8:06 AM

Too many medical errors happen because of lousy communications. To help fix that, health care is looking to the skies.READ»

ATLANTA PERSONAL INJURY   |  Comment

Surgical Malpractice

BY Stephen Ozcomert
Relevancy Score: 31
Wed Jul 1, 2009 at 2:36 PM

Having an operation ranks as number one on a list of things people would rather not do.READ»

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When Things Go Wrong Medically

BY Bradley Hofland
Relevancy Score: 24
Mon Jul 27, 2009 at 2:46 PM

When something goes wrong medically, it will often go wrong at just about any point in the process of being diagnosed to being treated.READ»

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Patient Be Thine Own Doctor

BY Robert Webb
Relevancy Score: 23
Wed Aug 5, 2009 at 1:18 PM

The Institute of Medicine in the U.S. estimates that close to 100,000 die in hospitals every year thanks to medical errors.READ»

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Common Med Mal Lawsuit Areas

BY Robert Webb
Relevancy Score: 22
Fri Nov 6, 2009 at 1:00 PM

In actuality, there is nothing “common” about medical malpractice lawsuits, as they come in a variety of disparate areas.READ»

CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION   |  6 comments

The Body: Bulletproof

BY Ramez Naam
Relevancy Score: 21
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 8:07 AM

If you want to live forever, change your skin color, or just firm up those abs from the comfort of your own couch, you might be in luck: Gene therapy is on its way--and it's coming fast.READ»

PHILANTHROPY   |  Comment

Pipe Dream?

BY Bill Breen
Relevancy Score: 16
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 12:45 AM

Rick Doblin has a prescription for fixing NIDA's ailing medical-marijuana program: establish an alternative.READ»

CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION   |  2 comments

The Cannabis Conundrum

BY Bill Breen
Relevancy Score: 14
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 12:46 AM

As the founder of a British pharmaceutical company puts it, if it weren't called marijuana there would be an entire biotech business built around this plant. And that's just what's starting to happen (but not for the U.S. drug industry or the American patients these medicines might help).READ»