The threat of blame, even malpractice, looms over doctors working to prevent medical errors.
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Doctor and Patient: Learning to Keep Patients Safe in a Culture of Fear
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Doctor and Patient: Learning to Keep Patients Safe in a Culture of Fear
Thursday, March 11th, 2010Arguments Against Dolphin Slaughter
Thursday, March 11th, 2010An Oscar-winning filmmaker describes his goals in revealing details of the ongoing dolphin slaughter in a Japanese town.
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Arguments Against Dolphin Slaughter
Disease Cause Is Pinpointed With Genome
Thursday, March 11th, 2010Geneticists said the new research shows it is now possible to sequence the genome of a patient at reasonable cost and with sufficient accuracy to be of practical use to researchers.
Dogs That Detect Bedbugs
Thursday, March 11th, 2010Bedbug-sniffing dogs are the new and furry front line in an escalating domestic war.
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Dogs That Detect Bedbugs
Einstein’s Theory of Relativity On Display
Thursday, March 11th, 2010For the first time, the complete, original manuscript of the theory of relativity, profoundly human and surprisingly moving to examine, has been put on display in Jerusalem.
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Einstein’s Theory of Relativity On Display
Panel Will Review U.N. Climate Work
Thursday, March 11th, 2010The review aims to help the U.N. climate change panel avoid the kinds of errors that have brought its work into question in recent months, officials said Wednesday
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Panel Will Review U.N. Climate Work
Neighbors Oppose Green Label for the Software Mogul Mitch Kapor’s Big House
Thursday, March 11th, 2010When the software mogul Mitch Kapor won planning approval for his 10,000-square-foot house in Berkeley, Calif., neighbors were surprised that it will qualify as “green.”
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Neighbors Oppose Green Label for the Software Mogul Mitch Kapor’s Big House
Science Academies to Assess Climate Assessors
Wednesday, March 10th, 2010Two decades after it was created, the institution created to assess climate trends, causes and responses is getting a checkup.
John Thorbjarnarson, 52, a Leading Expert on Crocodiles
Wednesday, March 10th, 2010Mr. Thorbjarnarson was a scientist with wide interests in saving and learning about many species.
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John Thorbjarnarson, 52, a Leading Expert on Crocodiles
China and India to Join Copenhagen Climate Change Accord
Tuesday, March 9th, 2010The countries are the last two major economies to join the agreement reached in December, which calls for limiting the rise in global temperatures.
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China and India to Join Copenhagen Climate Change Accord