New York City residents know that some medical conditions, owing to their rarity or a lack of specific symptoms, are frequently misdiagnosed. Three conditions in particular, known as the Big Three, are prone to diagnostic error: cancers, vascular events and...
Vehicle safety standards are aimed at protecting New York drivers and their passengers. However, they are not the only people who can be injured by motor vehicles. Current regulations do not consider pedestrians and their particular safety needs. Now, a Congressional...
According to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 2% to 5% of all hospital admissions are the result of a medication error. Residents of New York City may be disheartened to hear that most of these errors were preventable. Of those admitted patients who...
In April 2020, the FDA announced that Zantac, or Ranitidine, will be recalled because of a probable carcinogen in the drug. There are many sources of the carcinogen, NDMA. The Ranitidine molecule itself can create it, but the risk is particularly high because this...
