On behalf of The Law Offices of Salazar, Sullivan & Jasionowski | Aug 4, 2020 | Failure To Diagnose
Racial inequality is well-documented in the medical field. Therefore, residents of New Mexico, especially those with darker skin, should be aware of the potential for a misdiagnosis of dermatology-related medical issues. Potential reasons that Black patients are...
On behalf of The Law Offices of Salazar, Sullivan & Jasionowski | Jul 16, 2020 | Doctor Errors, Failure To Diagnose
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...
On behalf of The Law Offices of Salazar, Sullivan & Jasionowski | Jun 17, 2020 | Blog, Failure To Diagnose
Residents of New Mexico who experience frequent headaches may have a neurological condition known as cluster headache. Cluster headache attacks can last between 15 minutes and three hours, can occur several times a day and are so excruciating that many have compared...
On behalf of The Law Offices of Salazar, Sullivan & Jasionowski | Jun 10, 2020 | Blog, Failure To Diagnose
Although Parkinson’s disease can have major impacts on a person’s life in New Mexico or elsewhere, diagnosing the disease and predicting the progression of the disease is difficult. According to polls, approximately 25 percent of those with Parkinson...
On behalf of The Law Offices of Salazar, Sullivan & Jasionowski | Jun 9, 2020 | Failure To Diagnose
Researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health believe that many football players are being misdiagnosed with a brain condition called chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE. New Mexico residents should know that CTE, which is caused by continual trauma to the...
On behalf of The Law Offices of Salazar, Sullivan & Jasionowski | May 20, 2020 | Blog, Failure To Diagnose
New Mexico residents know that there’s always the risk of having a medical condition misdiagnosed. However, this risk is especially high among cancers, vascular events and infections. Investigators at Johns Hopkins University led a recent study analyzing the...
On behalf of The Law Offices of Salazar, Sullivan & Jasionowski | May 5, 2020 | Failure To Diagnose
As with most medical treatments, the treatment of cancer is more likely to be successful if the disease is identified early. For people in New Mexico with some rare types of cancer, though, misdiagnosis or failure to diagnose can cause delays in treatment and allow...
On behalf of The Law Offices of Salazar, Sullivan & Jasionowski | Apr 23, 2020 | Failure To Diagnose
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...
On behalf of The Law Offices of Salazar, Sullivan & Jasionowski | Apr 20, 2020 | Failure To Diagnose
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...
On behalf of The Law Offices of Salazar, Sullivan & Jasionowski | Mar 20, 2020 | Failure To Diagnose
People in New Mexico with more uncommon medical conditions may face a frustrating experience attempting to find a diagnosis for their illness. This can be especially true if people are dealing with a health condition in which there are only a few specialists. For...
