Mitchell J. Panter

Hospitals are not the easiest environment in which to ask questions. Many patients feel intimidated and allow themselves to be treated without truly understanding the care they receive. Given that…

The health care field is notoriously stressful for workers. Doctors, nurses, medical technicians and other health care professionals work under difficult conditions where the consequences of a mistake can be…

When you agree to undergo a medical test of any kind, it is with the understanding that the results will be reviewed and acted upon by your medical provider. Unfortunately,…

Surgery can be a frightening prospect. For one Mississippi man, surgery turned into a nightmare when he woke up during cataract surgery and eventually lost the vision in his right…

Seventeen medical groups pooled their resources to identify medical procedures, tests and therapies that are frequently overused or ordered when not necessary. Ordering a test that is not indicated puts…

The meningitis outbreak stemming from defective steroid injections has claimed the lives of at least 45 people. More than 600 people contracted fungal meningitis from the medications produced by the…

July is the month when new medical residents first begin work in teaching hospitals. The ‘July Effect’ was the term given to the increase in medical mistakes that coincided with…