Oregon residents want to be able to trust their doctors and nurses with anything. They disclose very personal information and open themselves up in very vulnerable ways in order to receive the best medical care possible. Doctors are held to a high standard in...
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Month: August 2014
A failure to diagnose or misdiagnosis can change your life
Most Oregonians are not medical experts. They rely on doctors, nurses and hospital staff to diagnose and treat their medical conditions. Most people expect that these medical professionals have the right answers. People place their trust in doctors while dealing with...
Oregon hospital sued after misdiagnosis
This blog often discusses the dangers associated with doctors' failure to diagnose serious medical conditions and how delayed treatment can seriously worsen a patient's medical condition. Yet, failing to diagnose health can also be damaging, as one doctor has...
What are the signs of cerebral palsy?
The birth of a child is supposed to be a time of happiness. Yet, all too often the birthing process goes wrong and children wind up seriously injured. Though sometimes these harms are so severe they are immediately obvious, others may require an attentive eye...
How long do I have to file a hospital negligence lawsuit?
Medical malpractice claims in Oregon are subject to the state's statute of limitations laws. According to § 12.110 of Oregon's revised statutes, a hospital negligence claim brought to recover damages for harm caused by a medical professional must be brought...
Man loses hip after hospital negligence leads to late treatment
Our society puts a lot of trust in doctors. Oregonians routinely go to them in order to have their symptoms diagnosed and properly treated. Though many patients are adequately treated and recover from their condition, or stop its progression, others sadly must...
Understanding the doctor’s duty of care
Oregonians who have been injured while in the care of a medical professional may want to file a lawsuit against those who harmed him or her. Yet, they may be unclear as to what must be shown in order to succeed on such a claim. Though there are many issues with...
Woman in pain, unable to work after hospital negligence
Readers of this blog are well aware that surgical errors can cause extensive harm to a patient. Unfortunately, another one of these mishaps has occurred, leaving a woman with extensive pain as well as emotional and financial damage. When an individual suffers...
Woman suffers worsened condition when doctors test wrong knee
Another individual has filed a lawsuit against her doctors after they failed to timely diagnose her cancer. According to the lawsuit, the woman went to the hospital after experiencing pain in her knee, which she attributed to running. Medical professionals...