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The death of a local veteran at the Roseburg VA Medical Center has sparked an investigation into the medical facility and the veteran's care. The 61-year-old veteran checked into the hospital in June for a routine hernia operation. His daughter called the...
The story of one 38-year-old woman shows the devastating consequences of a misdiagnosed stroke. Oregon residents may be surprised to learn that misdiagnosed strokes are relatively common, especially among the younger population. The young woman woke suddenly...
As previously mentioned in our Eugene medical malpractice blog, misdiagnosis includes both a failure to diagnose a disease and wrongly diagnosing and treating patients for a condition when they are completely healthy. In one such case, a doctor was recently...
Readers of our Oregon medical malpractice blog may be interested to learn of the findings in a study about the most commonly misdiagnosed diseases. The failure to diagnose diseases is a serious and chronic problem, since up to 98,000 people with preventable...
A misdiagnosis is generally viewed by Oregonians as the failure of a physician or other medical professional to identify a disease. However, a misdiagnosis can also result in a patient being diagnosed and treated for a disease that they never actually had....
Medical malpractice can quickly turn a victim's life upside down. Serious cases can result in permanent injuries or even death. The smallest of mistakes can quickly turn a situation dire. Malpractice is a chronic problem at even the best Oregon medical...
In a story that our Eugene medical malpractice blog continues to follow, the family of a girl severely burned at the Doernbecher Children's Hospital has filed a formal notice of intent to sue the medical facility. Readers of our blog may recall the events...
Medical malpractice claims in Oregon are often associated with doctors, nurses and hospital facilities. However, malpractice is not limited to hospital negligence. It encompasses a wide range of wrongful actions, including those of dentists. In one such case,...
In one of the largest medical malpractice settlements in the state's history, the University of Washington has been ordered by a judge to pay $15 million to settle a young girl's malpractice suit. The 8-year-old young girl suffered permanent brain damage as a...
Avoidable birth injuries are often the most heartbreaking of medical malpractice cases. Injuries such as broken bones may heal over time, but others can cause serious injury or even death. Such was the tragic experience of one Oregon mother, whose infant girl...