During this COVID-19 pandemic, many workers find themselves working from home, or not working at all due to work slow downs or the coronavirus shelter in place ordered by Governor Kate Brown on March 23, 2020. If you or a family member* are suffering symptoms related...
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Month: March 2020
Anaphylaxis from penicillin
Penicillin changed modern medicine. It's a very effective medication and has proven quite useful over the decades. It's an antibiotic, so it's used to treat all manner of infections. However, some people are allergic to this medication. They may get a rash, run a...
Mesothelioma shows why a cancer diagnosis is so important
Those who think they may have cancer and go to the doctor for diagnosis need to get the proper diagnosis the first time. There is no room for error. There is no room for a mistake. Doctors may not be perfect, but the ramifications of getting it wrong with cancer are...
Excessive blood loss during surgery
Some level of blood loss is to be expected during major surgery. There is no way to avoid it. The surgical team will then plan ahead to prevent blood loss and set up blood transfusions when necessary.That said, excessive blood loss is very dangerous and often fatal,...
Doctors tend to miss these 3 cancers
A failure to diagnose cancer can be deadly. Much of the time, doctors want to start treatment as soon as possible, and recovery rates are far better for those who get treatment in the early stages than for those who do not get it until the later stages. If a doctor...