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On Dec. 5, it was announced that a quick diagnostic test for hepatitis C, also known as HCV, has become the first to be prequalified by the World Health Organization. The WHO prequalifies tests that it finds to reach a certain standard in terms of safety and...
In some rare cases in Oregon, a baby's shoulders will become lodged in a mother's birth canal, and the force of her body trying to push the baby out may cause severe injuries to them both. While a baby may suffer injuries that resolve within six months, he or...
Individuals in Oregon and across the United States may have been told that they have an allergy to penicillin, which means taking it again might cause a serious allergic reaction. However, some of these individuals may have either grown out of the allergy or...
Some Oregon patients have experienced Failed Back Surgery Syndrome. This affliction occurs when chronic pain continues after a back or neck surgery due to some issue with the procedure. Unlike the normal pain associated with healing, this pain often does not...
Doctors are not infallible, and one of the most common mistakes that health care practitioners in Oregon and around the country make is a diagnostic error. A doctor could fail to diagnose a patient, diagnose a patient with a condition that they do not have or...
There are many reasons why patients in Oregon may be misdiagnosed or not diagnosed when they have a serious medical condition. Some of the reasons for diagnostic errors include inaccurate tests, doctor negligence or a lack of full disclosure of symptoms by the...
More than 2.3 million individuals per year visit emergency rooms in Oregon and across the U.S. because of potential cases of cellulitis, a potentially serious bacteria infection. The costs for this care on a national level involve billions of dollars; however,...
Oregon women should be aware that the presence of a lump is not always the initial sign of breast cancer, according to researchers in England. In fact, one out of every six women in the study who ended up being diagnosed with breast cancer originally consulted...
An emergency room physician in an Oregon hospital might decide that a person experiencing fever, chills, swollen glands and a painful rash has cellulitis, which could be an error. Researchers who conducted a 30-month study of 259 inpatients at one hospital...
Cellulitis is a common bacterial skin infection that afflicts many Florida residents, but it is also one that is prone to a misdiagnosis. It is the reason for almost 2.3 million visits to emergency rooms around the country each year. Among those who seek...