According to new reports, government uncovers too few of the injuries and deaths caused by prescription drug side effects.Recent studies suggest that an estimated 2 million Americans are hospitalized annually from drug side effects, and 100,000 die.Interestingly, the FDA does not require injuries and deaths caused by prescription drug side effects to be reported. All
President Clinton and congressional lawmakers are concerned with recent reports of deadly medical errors.Fueled by last weeks report that medical mistakes kill thousands of Americans, President Clinton and congressional lawmakers are putting together plans to quickly reduce the number of deaths from medical error. Here are two sources for this article:ABC NewsNando Media (Printer Friendly)Update:Moral
Due to the latest federal recommendations, colleges have been mounting a widening attack on meningococcal meningitis this fall with health advisories, educational campaigns and vaccination clinics. The latest studies suggest that only a few meningitis deaths might be avoided even if all students were vaccinated. Some health authorities wonder if they could do better for
Test Deaths Weren’t Reported to NIH (AP) – Two researchers trying to grow new blood vessels around blocked ones failed to report to the National Institutes of Health that six people died during their gene therapy studies.Ronald Crystal of the New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center in Manhattan and Jeffrey Isner of Tufts University in Boston
By Andrea GerlinThe Medical College of Pennsylvania Hospital is a typical teaching hospital. It is known for cutting-edge research programs, for training medical students and newly graduated doctors, and for providing advanced medical care.It is also representative of modern American hospitals in another respect: In the last decade alone, records show, hundreds of MCP Hospital
According to new reports, government uncovers too few of the injuries and deaths caused by prescription drug side effects.Recent studies suggest that an estimated 2 million Americans are hospitalized annually from drug side effects, and 100,000 die.Interestingly, the FDA does not require injuries and deaths caused by prescription drug side effects to be reported. All
President Clinton and congressional lawmakers are concerned with recent reports of deadly medical errors.Fueled by last weeks report that medical mistakes kill thousands of Americans, President Clinton and congressional lawmakers are putting together plans to quickly reduce the number of deaths from medical error. Here are two sources for this article:ABC NewsNando Media (Printer Friendly)Update:Moral
Due to the latest federal recommendations, colleges have been mounting a widening attack on meningococcal meningitis this fall with health advisories, educational campaigns and vaccination clinics. The latest studies suggest that only a few meningitis deaths might be avoided even if all students were vaccinated. Some health authorities wonder if they could do better for
Test Deaths Weren’t Reported to NIH (AP) – Two researchers trying to grow new blood vessels around blocked ones failed to report to the National Institutes of Health that six people died during their gene therapy studies.Ronald Crystal of the New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center in Manhattan and Jeffrey Isner of Tufts University in Boston
By Andrea GerlinThe Medical College of Pennsylvania Hospital is a typical teaching hospital. It is known for cutting-edge research programs, for training medical students and newly graduated doctors, and for providing advanced medical care.It is also representative of modern American hospitals in another respect: In the last decade alone, records show, hundreds of MCP Hospital