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Oklahoma diabetics may be interested to learn that researchers have made a major breakthrough in the understanding of diabetic kidney disease, providing hope for a serious condition that can be fatal. Their findings were published in the journal Diabetes. Researchers [...]
Oklahoma patients could receive improper diagnoses for a variety of reasons. In some cases, a lack of time spent with a patient or doctor bias could cause a physician to come to a conclusion that may not be correct. Patients [...]
Anesthesiologists in Oklahoma hospitals have a lot of responsibilities in terms of patient safety. According to an associate professor of anesthesiology from Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, they are the only medical specialists that write a prescription, procure [...]
A child in Oklahoma or elsewhere who experiences a severe traumatic brain injury may be five times more likely to suffer from secondary ADHD. Children who experience a minor TBI are twice as likely to develop attention issues compared to [...]
Oklahoma residents who have received the treatment called catheter ablation may be interested to learn that research has linked it to brain lesions in some cases. Catheter ablation is used to treat irregular heartbeats, and the brain lesions may occur [...]
Oklahoma residents may trust that their doctors will properly diagnose their medical conditions accurately and in a timely manner. However, a study from the University of Ottawa suggests that up to one-third of all asthma patients have been misdiagnosed. As [...]
Doctors are often sued for malpractice if they commit surgical errors. However, Oklahoma residents who have to undergo a surgical procedure should be aware that according to a study, a climate in which malpractice suits are aggressively pursued does not [...]
The American Cancer Society has good news for people in Oklahoma and across the United States: Cancer death rates have fallen by 25 percent since 1991. The ACS says that less smoking and improved screenings for cancer have helped and [...]
Nursing homes in Oklahoma and around the country generally assign registered nurses and licensed practical nurses the same kind of duties, but researchers from the Sinclair School of Nursing at the University of Missouri believe that they should be given [...]
