WACO, Texas (KWTX) - The daughter of a 64-year-old nursing home patient who died two years ago from complications of a “severely infected” pressure ulcer has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against a ...
The prognosis for people with an infected diabetic foot ulcer is worse than was previously thought, according to new research. More than half the patients in the research study did not see their ulcer ...
A 77-year-old Las Vegas woman was admitted to Sunrise Hospital with a broken hip and later died. Her family says a series of errors may have contributed to her death. In a medical malpractice lawsuit, ...
Patients who experienced mild or no upper respiratory symptoms developed tongue ulcers within a few days of testing positive for SARS-CoV-2 in a new analysis, described in a letter to the editor on ...
It is less common, but viral infection, Crohn’s disease, some cancers and radiation therapy can each play a role in developing a stomach ulcer. Treatment depends on the cause of the ulcer. If your ...
Dear Doctors: I was having stomach pain and some nausea. The doctor found bacteria in my stomach, and I was diagnosed with a gastric ulcer. Now I’m being told that I should get screened for stomach ...
About 40 percent of the U.S. population is infected with a bacterium that can cause stomach inflammation and ulcers and increases the risk of stomach cancer. Although the bacterium, called ...
An epidemic of the flesh-eating bacteria infection Buruli ulcers is worsening in Australia, and as infection rates continue to rise, experts are struggling to pinpoint the cause. "Our hypothesis is ...
FOX NEWS - A rare sexually transmitted disease that causes flesh-eating ulcers on patients’ genitalia has popped up in England, the Lancashire Post reported. An unnamed female patient, who lives in ...
Dear Doctors: I was having stomach pain and some nausea. The doctor found bacteria in my stomach, and I was diagnosed with a gastric ulcer. Now I’m being told that I should get screened for stomach ...