Medication Error News Today

DEDEDO, Guam—Guam Regional Medical City is conducting its annual, hospital-wide Patient Safety Awareness Week training for employees from Tuesday, March 12, through Thursday, March 14. PSAW is a national, annual

Radonda Vaught shares her story of life after her conviction for a fatal medication error in a two-part podcast from

Dangerous and preventable ADHD medication errors in children reported to poison control coincide with an increase in diagnoses, a new study found.

The Institute for Safe Medication Practices, which is focused on preventing medication errors, added 82 new drug pairs to its list of medicines requiring special safeguards to reduce error risk.

Join Nurse Erica and Radonda Vaught on a 7-day trip to Costa Rica, and get to know the former Vanderbilt nurse whos conviction for a fatal medical error spurred a national dialogue about patient safety.

In a multisite study, researchers found that most medication errors in children with cancer could be prevented.

On the frontlines of a continuing pandemic with new variants and emerging viruses, nurses faced trauma, legal battles, and strains on safety and well-being. An experienced nurse looks forward and back.

The TIME study presented at the European Society of Cardiology congress failed to validate the surprising results of the Hygia Chronotherapy Trial.

A medical oncologist uses the popular AITA format to illustrate the ridiculous nature of insurance prior authorizations.

Family physicians say their redesigned practices are more efficient and save them time in their busy day. But are there downsides?