Most people in Washington State have heard tragic stories about a patient who ends up with a serious condition that was potentially made worse by the fact that physicians did not appropriately diagnose it early enough, preventing them from the opportunity...
Many people in Washington State require treatment in a hospital at some time. This may entail a short visit to an emergency room or a more lengthy multi-day stay in a hospital. Either way, depending upon their conditions, they might be at an increased risk of...
People place a lot of trust and faith in medical doctors. After all, they go to school for nearly a decade and complete a residency to ensure they have the knowledge necessary to diagnose and treat human medical conditions. Individual doctors may specialize in certain...
Moms and dads who are looking forward to the births of their new babies most often have ideas of how they want the births to occur. These ideas may well involve as little outside assistance as possible so that they may enjoy the natural birthing process as they...
When people in Washington State think about the problems associated with doctors not accurately diagnosing medical conditions they might initially think about issues with diseases like cancer or other life-threatening illnesses. While certainly these situations can be...
When most people in Washington hear about medical errors, the focus is typically on a mistake of a doctor or surgeon, or something they failed to do, such as diagnose a patient correctly. But there are many medical professionals in an operating room, and any of them...