Medications Causing Confusion

Caution!  Look-alike Drugs Ahead! Many Medications Look and Sound Very Similar Many drugs have very similar-sounding names and very often have similar-looking manufacturer packaging or pills.  … [Read more...]

Right Drug, Wrong Dose? What to Do If You’ve Been Given the Wrong Medication

HuffPost Healthy Living Over 770,000 medication mistakes occur every year, contributing to approximately 7,000 deaths in the United States. And when it comes to medications, some mistakes are … [Read more...]

Anatomy of a Prescription

Writing a Prescription and Whisper-Down-the-Lane A prescription is an order that is written by a physician to communicate to a pharmacist or other healthcare provider what medication is to be given … [Read more...]

FDA calls for new warnings, new data on Essure contraceptive device

(CNN)The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Monday that a new "black box warning" label is warranted for Essure, an implantable permanent contraceptive device. A black box warning in the labeling … [Read more...]

There Seems to Be a Mistake with My Prescription

What Happens When a Mistake is Made with a Prescription? When patients report medication errors to the Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) that involve pharmacy dispensing, they are … [Read more...]

Diagnostic Errors: A ‘Moral, Professional and Public Health Imperative’

HuffPost Healthy Living By, Jay Bhatt, M.D. For years, patient safety efforts have focused on mistakes that occur during treatment, from medication errors to post-surgical complications. Since … [Read more...]

Mixed Messages: When Should I Get a Mammogram?

I'm 51 years old and have been having annual mammograms since 2004. My grandmother was diagnosed with breast cancer in her 40s, and as a result, every year since I turned 40, I hold my breath waiting … [Read more...]

Do’s and Don’ts to Protect Yourself From Medication Mistakes

Over 770,000 medication mistakes occur every year, contributing to approximately 7,000 deaths in the United States. When it comes to medications some mistakes are deadlier than others. Medication … [Read more...]

Boy Battling Rare Cancer Gets Chemo Overdose at Hospital

Battling a rare form of cancer was already taking a toll on Issac Harrison and his family. One month shy of his first birthday, Isaac is now fighting to survive an overdose of chemotherapy his father … [Read more...]

Radiation sickness: 8 terrifying symptoms

People are terrified about being exposed to radiation, including the stuff that some experts fear might leak from the quake-stricken nuclear power plants in Japan. That makes sense. Even if it doesn't … [Read more...]