“Doctors cure, but nurses care,” goes an old saying. The reality is that while doctors write the orders, nurses carry out much of the treatment, monitoring, and record-keeping in hospitals and nursing homes. Most nurses take their work very serio…
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It’s the diagnosis no one wants to hear: cancer. Almost everyone has had a friend or family member diagnosed with some form of the disease. But when the diagnosis is yours, your head is probably swirling with questions: What’s the treatme…
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We expect our doctors to have a certain level of medical skill, knowledge, and competence in their fields. When we speak of “medical malpractice,” we tend to think of doctors who are deficient in one of these areas. But what about doctors whose s…
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The team at The Fraser Law Firm P.C. reached a confidential settlement with OnTrack, a Medford, Oregon area drug treatment facility, regarding a lawsuit it filed against OnTrack, Jeremy Braun and Rita Sullivan. The suit alleged that Jeremy Braun inti…
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It’s a patient’s nightmare: waking up after a surgery to find that something has gone terribly wrong. High on the list of dreaded outcomes is paralysis, whether of a small part or a large area of the body. If you’ve had surgery, and…
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Maybe you experienced symptoms, like numbness, vision problems, an extreme, sudden headache, Perhaps a friend or family member noticed that you were slurring your words and insisted you go to the hospital. No matter how you came to seek medical help,…
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For nine months, expectant parents dream of the life-changing moment their child will enter the world. They spend that time learning and preparing to give their child the best start, and the best life possible. Some parents conclude, often relying on…
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Your relationship with your obstetrician or gynecologist is a professional one, but given the nature of the care you receive, it’s important that you feel personally comfortable and have a deep level of trust in your doctor. While your relation…
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Breast cancer, as we often hear, strikes one in eight women during their lifetime. You’d be hard pressed to find someone who hasn’t had a friend or relative diagnosed with breast cancer—or been diagnosed herself. Because so many of us h…
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The decision to place a loved one into a care facility is never easy; it’s usually arrived at only when it becomes impossible or unsafe to care for them at home. Approximately two million Americans live in long-term care facilities such as nurs…
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