medical error

Some of the nurses and nursing students we asked say the RaDonda Vaught case sets a worrisome precedent for the criminalization of medical mistakes.

The former Tennessee nurse faces prison time for a fatal medication mistake. Reaction from her peers was swift and fierce on social media and beyond ― and it isn't over.

RaDonda Vaught's conviction could lead to years in prison. It's a rare case of a medical mistake being deemed a crime, and many worry it will have a chilling effect on the entire nursing profession.

A man who was hemorrhaging a few hours after a colonoscopy tried to drive himself to the hospital, but lost control of his car, killing himself and his…

The widower of a woman who died at age 37 of cervical cancer is suing Laboratory Corporation of America, saying its lab technician misread his wife’s Pap…

Dr. Frederick Southwick, University of Florida professor of medicine, literally wrote the book on preventing medical errors. The ironic part? He ended up…