High-profile medical errors such as operating on the wrong body part or receiving a mistaken dose of drugs should take a back seat to a far more common and insidious mistake, a new report reveals. For ...

The main feature of civilization is the production, consumption, and accumulation of information in all branches of human activity. All human life, in one way or another, relates to the receipt, ...

The federal government is reconsidering a decision that breast cancer patients, plastic surgeons, and members of Congress have protested would limit women's options for reconstructive surgery. On June ...

Let’s talk about death. What? That’s not at the top of your list for breakfast conversation? Well, you’re not alone. Few of us want to discuss death, even though it is inevitable for us all [see ...

In every act of greatness, there is a trade-off. With every upward movement, there is a parallel descent. Perhaps this is nature's way of maintaining balance, a principle that holds especially true in ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . CHICAGO — A “code blue button” to activate code teams via text message may expedite epinephrine administration ...