Patient misidentification is a growing problem in the U.S., with dangerous and even fatal consequences. Traditional identification methods, such as using patient names and dates of birth, are prone to ...

Eyewitnesses to crimes are called upon to identify the offender, but they sometimes finger the wrong person because they feel they have to make an identification no matter what, says an Iowa State ...

The misidentification of special education students is a problem for many educators, and some experts say the solution is more individualized than some may think. In a recent ‘A Seat at the Table’ ...

The family of a Vancouver man faced a heavy decision after an unexpected phone call in the middle of the night. Their loved one was on life support, hospital staff told them, after a horrible choking ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Israel's military chief said early on Wednesday that ‘misidentification’ led to strikes that killed seven international aid ...

1951 the first human cell line HeLa entered cell culture labs worldwide. 70 years later, we know that at least 129 cell lines are contaminated with HeLa cells with dramatic implications on the ...

Researchers have developed a computer algorithm that can identify differences in cancer cell lines based on microscopic images, a unique development towards ending misidentification of cells in ...