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When you go to the doctor for an illness, he or she may order tests. Those tests play a large role in how you'll be treated. If the test result is incorrect, then you may not receive the treatment you need, or you might receive a treatment you didn't need at all.In a...
Imagine going through a surgery only to discover that something went wrong. Instead of leaving healthier, you're leaving the hospital knowing you might need to return for further therapy and surgeries. You're in pain, and you're frustrated. You want to know what...
A University of Oregon student has filed a medical malpractice lawsuit for a delayed meningitis diagnosis that resulted in her being hospitalized for two weeks. She is asking for $3 million due to her medical providers' alleged negligence. Her story starts in...
If you've been hurt because of medical malpractice, anything that makes a diagnosis more likely and more accurate is rightly on the top of your list of good things. A new ultrasound technique has been shown to display live images of the insides of living cells, and...
Living with a disease like diabetes is very difficult for those who have it, and it can also cause strain on their families. The benefit of a diagnosis is that it the disease then be treated and managed. If diabetes is not diagnosed, it can lead to a number of serious...
All most Oregon parents want is to know that their baby is born healthy, including fingers, toes and other body parts. Sadly, some parents are not given this gift, and their children are born with birth defects. In many cases, a birth defect can be corrected quickly...
Thousands of medical malpractice claims are filed each year across the country, including many here in Oregon. One physician-owned medical malpractice insurer, The Doctor Company, decided to conduct a study to determine the number one source of these claims. It was...
When children are sick, most Oregon parents take them to see doctors. The hope is that the doctor will be able to make a swift and accurate diagnosis so that the appropriate treatment can begin and make the child better. However, a failure to diagnose the child...
Oregon doctors are tasked with gathering as much relevant data as possible in order to diagnose a patient's condition. A failure to diagnose the right condition could put the life of that patient in jeopardy. Across the country, several thousand people are permanently...
One of the most important tasks of any Oregon doctor is to determine a patient's condition and prescribe a course of treatment. When a doctor does not take the time to conduct a thorough examination, take as accurate and complete a medical/family history as possible...