• Why patients don’t report medical errors0

    Many of the people who suffer harm while undergoing medical care do not file formal complaints with regulators. The reasons are numerous: They’re often traumatized, disabled, unaware they’ve been a victim of a medical error or don’t understand the bureaucracy. NBC News, 9/26/2012

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  • Why Is Hugh Jackman Taking a Break from Acting?0

    Hugh Jackman’s newest movie, The Wolverine, just came out, and his family says it’s time to take a break from acting and spend some quality time together. Jackman happily agrees with this decision: “The things that I really cherish are the everyday moments, like sitting around cooking pancakes together on Sunday morning, or getting home after a tough day and my kids come up and give me a hug and remind me what’s really important. On Friday nights, we all sit down and watch a movie together and cuddle up. It’s more everyday stuff that really is the goal.”

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  • Why I Quit Facebook0

    A New York City high-school senior, age 18, explains why he quit Facebook. New York Post, 2/12/2012

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  • Why Hospitals Want Patients to Ask Doctors, ‘Have You Washed Your Hands?’0

    As the concern for antibiotic-resistant infections grows, hospitals are encouraging patients to make sure doctors have washed their hands before examining them. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that infections from hospitals and other medical care facilities impact more than 1 million people each year, taking the lives of nearly 100,000 patients.

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  • Why Hospitals Should Treat You Like a Kid0

    As a follow-up to the recent New York Times editorial, "Things Adult Medicine Could Learn From Pediatrics," written by Dr. Perri Klass, professor of journalism and pediatrics at New York University, ABC News reached out to hospitals across the country to find out how they are working to improve patients' experiences. Many hospitals are making

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  • Why handwriting is still essential in the keyboard age0

    “This myth that handwriting is just a motor skill is just plain wrong. We use motor parts of our brain, motor planning, motor control,..”

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