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Woman in her 20s has stroke, brain injury after chiropractic neck manipulation

Study finds 1 in 20,000 neck manipulations by chiropractors causes vertebral artery aneurysm or dissection

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How a single nurse in an emergency room can doom a patient's health

Robert Painter explains how triage nurses can put patients on the wrong track in ED Management, a publication for emergency medicine malpractice prevention

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What happens when nurses won't speak up and advocate for patients?

Nursing advocacy is essential to patient safety

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Study identifies gap in care after emergency room discharge

Learn what doctors, nurses, and patients can do to mind the gap

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What to do when hospital discharge instructions don't make sense

Research shows questionable diagnoses impact women of color more often than others

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Houston ER doctor discharges trauma patient with spinal cord injury

EMS recognized spinal cord risk, ER didn't work it up

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How to avoid unnecessary spine surgery

Tens of thousands of spine surgeries that patients don't need are done every year

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Study: Some rates of hospital harms are improving, others aren't

Adverse events continue to occur in Texas hospitals

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Can chiropractic adjustment cause a brachial plexus nerve injury?

Man developed neurologic injuries after chiropractic treatment on neck

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1 question to ask before your CT or MRI scan

Learn what scans have potentially immediate risks

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