Accurate diagnoses are essential for effective medical treatment. Unfortunately, misdiagnosis can leave patients facing unnecessary or improper treatment plans. That is why patients should consider seeking second opinions. There are many benefits to seeking a second...
If you have a loved one in hospital care, you expect him or her to receive quality care. Unfortunately, elder abuse and negligence can take form in various ways. To protect your loved one, you have to be able to identify the signs of negligence. Negligence can happen...
Every parent's nightmare is that something harmful happens to their child. That scenario is magnified during childbirth, which can easily turn from routine to dangerous. Unfortunately, childbirth injuries are much more common than people realize, with thousands of...
In hospitals throughout New Mexico and other states, "never events" can sometimes occur. According to the National Quality Forum, these are serious, reportable events that should never take place. A few examples of these events are performing surgery on the wrong part...
If you play amateur or professional sports in New Mexico, you're probably no stranger to the occasional injury. You may even get back up on your feet after a painful accident because you think you can just "shake it off." As an athlete, it's not your job to diagnose...
It can put the parent at ease, knowing that they are getting top tier medical treatment when giving birth. Conversely, it can be absolutely devastating for the parents to realize that the medical team made a mistake that caused birth injuries. These can occur when...
Diagnosis errors are the top cause of all serious medical malpractice cases filed in New Mexico and across the United States, according to a study conducted by researchers at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. The research was funded by the Society to...
In a poll conducted for the charity Parkinson's UK, 26% of the more than 2,000 Parkinson's disease patients surveyed said that they were misdiagnosed at first. Twenty-one percent even said that they had to see their general provider three times before being referred...
People in New Mexico with Graves' disease are dealing with a debilitating medical condition that can be frustrating and difficult to manage. Graves' disease is an autoimmune disease that causes the body to produce too much of the thyroid hormone, causing an overactive...
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...
