Medical malpractice can have devastating consequences for victims and their families. When a victim has been injured or otherwise harmed in a hospital while seeking routine medical care, it is important for both the victim and their loved ones to be familiar with the...
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Month: August 2020
Collaborative study shines light on medical malpractice in Oregon
Many Oregonians who have had an unpleasant experience with a physician or hospital wonder how frequently often such incidents occur. The answer is important to patients, health care givers and their insurers. In an effort to provide reliable data, the Oregon...
Navigating complex wrongful death cases in Oregon
The death of a loved one can be devastating, especially if the death was sudden and unexpected. For some people, the grieving process can last months or even years. However, when the death was caused by the negligent or reckless acts of another party, the grief can...
Failure to diagnose preeclampsia can have deadly consequences
Pregnancy can be a wonderful and worrying time in a new mother’s life. While many women look forward to the days when they will meet their new children, some struggle with pregnancy-related health complications that make the months before deliver both difficult and...
Skin cancer and diagnostic errors
Summer weather means more time outdoors. It also means greater concerns for skin cancer. While individuals in Oregon and elsewhere take measures to protect their skin from harmful rays emitted from the sun, this does not always prevent skin cancer from occur. Thus,...
Nationwide outbreak could cause local misdiagnoses
For our readers who have been watching the news recently, they may have heard about the national Salmonella outbreak. This outbreak has hit Oregon especially hard as it has at least 42 of the nation’s 125 patients, according to the Centers for Disease Control and...