Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 3121: Getting Typhus
Posted on · Episode: 3121 Charles Nicolle and the Transmission of Typhus. Today, we get typhus.
Tag: diagnosis
Houston Matters
Update: Strategies to Reduce Misdiagnosis in Hospitalized Patients
Posted on · Last year (Sept. 23, 2015), we discussed a report that said most people will experience at least one diagnostic error (an inaccurate or delayed diagnosis) sometime in their lifetime. The report warned that — without some changes — our healthcare system could see more such errors in diagnoses, which could be bad news for all […]
Houston Matters
Why Do Diagnosis Mistakes Happen, and How Can They Be Prevented?
Posted on · We trust our doctors. We let them poke us and prod us. They give us shots. They see us naked. We entrust to them our medical history and share personal details about our lives in the hopes it leads to the best possible care. But doctors are also human, and they make mistakes. A new […]