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1 day ago · Loud and Wrong Hypertension is often called the “silent killer,” but in this case, my father’s physicians’ reliance on race-based medicine to guide diagnosis and care rang loud and wrong. Race-based medicine relies upon biological distinctions between racial groups that are integrated into practice, training, and health algorithms and ...
1 day ago · Almost one in five involved the wrong drug. One in three resulted from the wrong dosage. "So the barcode won't help you there," Jokela said, "because the barcode on the medicine will match the ...
1 day ago · A 2009 systematic review and meta-analysis of survey data found that about 2% of scientists admitted to falsifying, fabricating, or modifying data at least once. [3] Incidents should only be included in this list if the individuals or entities involved have their own Wikipedia articles, or in the absence of an article, where the misconduct ...
1 day ago · His family's tragedy and the medical mistakes that followed gave birth to Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) and changed the standard of care in the first hour after trauma. Dr. Styner helped ...
3 days ago · Common misuses that lead to adverse drug events are taking incorrect doses, taking doses at the wrong times, forgetting to take doses, or stopping the medication too soon (all nonadherence issues). An example of commonly misused medications can be seen with arthritis therapies.
3 days ago · Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 0.25 MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine's (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification ...
3 days ago · In February 2009, The Sunday Times reported that a further investigation by the newspaper had revealed that Wakefield "changed and misreported results in his research, creating the appearance of a possible link with autism", citing evidence obtained by the newspaper from medical records and interviews with witnesses, and supported by evidence ...
