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Health Care Errors

Blog Posts

• Blog Post - Medicare Hotline Leaves Callers Cold

  Medicare patients looking for help with the government health insurance program are told to first call 1-800-Medicare for help. But that may be the last place they should turn.

• Blog Post - Wanted: Companionship for a Dad with Diabetes

  How to find senior companionship for your aging and ailing parent.

Questions & Answers

• Question - How do I gently correct my mother-in-law, who has had brain surgery, when she calls my daughters the wrong name?

  This question has been answered by a Community Member

• Question - How do you keep from correcting someone who has dementia?

  This question has been answered by a Community Member

• Question - How do I pick an attorney and what should I expect to pay?

  How do I pick an estate planning attorney for my parents? When I'm picking an attorney, should I go to a large firm, and how much should I pay?

• Question - How can I help my parent control nausea while he's on chemotherapy?

  My parent has nausea from chemo. How can I him control this chemo-related nausea? Is there a way to help him deal with the nausea besides medication?

News

• News - Doctor-Patient Bond Frays After Medical Mistake

  WEDNESDAY, Oct. 24 (HealthDay News) -- Serious medical...

• News - High-Tech Device Cuts Errors in Mixing Meds

  FRIDAY, Jan. 11 (HealthDay News) -- A tabletop device...

• News - Study Finds Doctors Not Reporting Medical Mistakes

  TUESDAY, Jan. 15 (HealthDay News) -- Almost two-thirds...

• News - Medical Errors Costing U.S. Billions

  TUESDAY, April 8 (HealthDay News) -- From 2004 through...

• News - Brain Patterns Predict Mistakes

  WEDNESDAY, April 23 (HealthDay News) -- Sometimes while...

• News - Costs Can Vary By $100 or More for Same Drugs

  MONDAY, May 5 (HealthDay News) -- Prices of prescription...

• News - Accidental Overdoses in the Home Soaring

  MONDAY, July 28 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers have...