Medical Malpractice

For Oklahoma patients who suffer from a rare disease, finding appropriate treatment options that can alleviate their symptoms or pain can be very difficult. There are over 6,000 different rare diseases that each have their own symptoms that may vary from person to...

One teen who was diagnosed with cancer was taking as many as 20 medications per day as his condition got worse. As his mother would soon learn, the complexities of medicine management make it easy to see why many Americans don't take their medication correctly....

Oklahoma patients suffering from malignant mesothelioma may have heard of a study that could improve the way they are treated for this rare form of cancer. According to researchers from the University of Hawaii Cancer Center and other hospitals, a certain protein can...

Many Oklahoma residents could be suffering from a little-known and poorly understood bladder condition. The condition, known as interstitial cystitis, is difficult to diagnose and hard to treat, leaving many patients to suffer pain and discomfort for years without...

When evaluating a surgeon, an objective system is preferred by residents as well as those who train them. With an objective checklist, residents know what is expected of them as well as that they have the skills needed to be a safe and effective surgeon. At Johns...

Oklahoma women who are diagnosed with breast cancer are sometimes given a breast MRI before surgery. Breast MRIs are used to help surgeons gain a more accurate understanding of the shape, size and location of the tumor that they are going to remove. These MRIs are...

Although there are many types of medication errors that an Oklahoma patient could endure, consistency in medical standards and protocols can help in minimizing these situations. Pharmacies, for example, may use databases and alert systems to avoid dispensing...

Oklahoma patients may not be aware that doctors are moving towards using robots that have the ability to make informed decisions based on the data they are given in surgeries. While it makes sense that robots, particularly ones that can make decisions, are becoming...

A surgical sponge costs an Oklahoma hospital roughly a penny on average. However, it can cost a hospital up to $600,000 on average if that sponge or other objects are left inside of a patient. Those costs include legal costs and the fact that an additional surgery...

The Food and Drug Administration has issued two final guidance documents that could reduce the number of medication-related deaths in Oklahoma and across the U.S. The documents are part of the agency's efforts to satisfy a 2007 law which called for a reduction in...