An analysis of adverse events stemming from laboratories reveals several common types of errors, according to a study published in the American Journal of Medical Quality. For this study, researchers ...

The Rio de Janeiro laboratory responsible for processing all athletes' drug test samples at the Summer Olympics has been suspended by the World Anti-Doping Agency just weeks before Games begin, it was ...

Dr. Allen Sills, the NFL’s Chief Medical Officer, is trying to put a positive spin on the lab error that saw the NFL hit with 77 false positive tests over the ...

The United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases at Maryland’s Fort Detrick works with some of the most dangerous pathogens in the world, including the Ebola virus and smallpox ...

PITTSBURGH — When the 47-year-old woman from Ohio got back results of her breast biopsy from Magee-Womens Hospital in 1999, she faced few medical options. The lab found invasive cancer requiring ...

The high stakes of DNA testing have prompted debate about whether the nation's crime labs should have to produce error rates. Defense experts and academics say such a ...

OHIO — A lab error led to inaccurate COVID-19 reporting Tuesday by the Ohio Department of Health. The department reported an "artificially low, incomplete" COVID-19 ...

The Orange County Crime Lab produced inaccurate blood alcohol test results in 2,200 driving-under-the-influence cases filed by prosecutors this year — mistakes that could affect outcomes in dozens of ...

This story was originally published on May 17, 2015, as part of the "Hidden Errors" project. Everyone assumes lab results are correct. For Kenneth Drew, the results showed he had HIV in 2011. By the ...