Foot cancer is not unheard of. Residents of New Mexico should know that cancer of the foot can develop for a variety of reasons: sun exposure, chemical exposure, genetics and viruses, to name a few. Below are the three most common types of cancer that affect the feet...
New Mexico residents might now know that about one in 10 people in New Mexico and around the country think they are allergic to penicillin, but the results of a health care study suggest that very few of them actually are. Between September 2018 and June 2019, doctors...
Some New Mexico residents may suffer from gout, the inflammatory arthritis caused by a build-up of uric acid. What's worse is that when they go to the doctor for a diagnosis, they often receive the incorrect one. Below are six conditions that gout can often be...
Cerebral palsy is a neurological disorder that affects one's ability to move and maintain balance. This often arises when the cerebral cortex is injured or does not develop normally in a fetus. Motor symptoms Since the cerebral cortex controls muscle movement,...
Diagnostic errors are not uncommon in New Mexico, and it's not always cancers that get misdiagnosed. A disorder of the autonomic nervous system known as postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome affects 1 to 3 million Americans, yet according to one study from the...
