Missed diagnoses out-ranked medication overdoses and surgical mistakes in causing the most patient harm.
Safety
After Year-Long Delay, FDA Proposes Major Regulations For Food Safety
For the first time in 70 years, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released two major requirements for improving food safety.
Flame Fighting Chemicals Abundant in House Dust and Sofas
Chemicals are commonly added to furniture, carpeting, and even electronic devices to limit the risk of fire. But at what cost?
Doctors Say Cheerleading Needs More Safety Rules
As cheerleading becomes more competitive, too many students are getting injured
Wireless Medical Devices Vulnerable to Hacking
A heart defibrillator remotely controlled by a villainous hacker to trigger a fatal heart attack? It may only happen in the movies, but the Government Accountability Office (GAO) doesn’t want to take any chances.
Meningitis Cases Rise in Outbreak Linked to Tainted Steroid Shots
Health officials expect yet more cases of fungal meningitis related to contaminated steroid shots
Keep the Kids Off the Trampoline, Pediatricians Warn
Parents should be discouraged from letting kids bounce on trampolines at home, according to an updated policy statement from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP).
Household Hazard: Kids Swallowing Laundry Detergent Capsules
Kids will put just about anything in their mouths, including potentially toxic single-dose laundry detergent gel packs — the small, soft and colorful capsules that tend to draw children’s interest.
Johnson & Johnson to Remove Formaldehyde, Other Chemicals from Products
Johnson & Johnson announced plans this week to remove a laundry list of potentially harmful chemicals, including formaldehyde, from its personal care products by 2015. It’s the first such move by a major manufacturer of consumer …
TIME’s Mobile Tech Issue: Three Myths About Cell Phones
Are cell phones really more addictive than crack? A skeptic’s guide
Buckyballs Ban: U.S. Files Suit to Stop Sales
Last year, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) issued a safety warning about Buckyballs, the high-powered magnetic desktop toys for adults that many young children also find irresistible. Kids end up swallowing the …
Peg Perego Recalls 223,000 Strollers for Strangulation Risk
If you’ve got a Peg Perego stroller, check the model number. The stroller manufacturer recalled 223,000 strollers on Tuesday
Injury Prevention Report Card: Nearly Half of U.S. States Score Low
Many states are failing to enforce proven strategies to prevent injury, such as requiring bike helmets for kids or enacting primary seat belt laws.
