Medical errors are more common than you think, and they can lead to life-altering – or ending – outcomes. Here's how you can minimize your risks.

“While all medical errors are concerning, diagnostic errors stand out as particularly alarming due to their high prevalence and severe consequences,” says John Fitch, an Ohio-based personal ...

Diagnostic errors in healthcare can lead to significant patient harm, including permanent disability and even death. These errors are often preventable and can arise from various factors ...

The value of humility is learned through experience: “You have to be humble enough to know that you will make errors in ...

A diagnosis identifies a patient’s health problem and is a key to accessing the care and treatment they need. A diagnostic error is the failure to establish a ...

One significant area of research has been the impact of workload on diagnostic errors. A study conducted at a large academic medical center found that higher shift volumes were associated with ...

More than half (58%) of diagnostic errors in general practice happen during GP consultations with patients ... GPs do a challenging and demanding job and often see patients with unclear symptoms and ...

Recognizing the urgent need for a broad-based effort globally to reduce errors in medical diagnosis, the World Health ...