Failure To Diagnose

A New Mexico patient who is diagnosed with cancer may be required to undergo different types of treatment. Some cancers are only associated with women's reproductive systems, and without proper screening, it can be difficult to diagnose the diseases. The four main...

People in New Mexico may be interested to learn about the outcome of a medical malpractice case involving a Maine woman. She had cervical cancer, a diagnosis that was missed due to a lab technician's failure to read her results correctly as far back as 2009. According...

In February 2015, Medicare make an announcement that it would pay for annual spiral CT scans for regular smokers aged 55 to 77. The decision was influenced by a 2011 report that claimed regular CT scans could reduce lung cancer deaths through early detection. Doctors...

New Mexico residents may be interested in learning more about some of the recent data concerning patients being misdiagnosed. Researchers discovered that mental health professionals misdiagnosed disadvantaged patients twice as often as the average patient. Studies...

New Mexico residents may be interested to learn that a new study found that cancer pathologists often misdiagnose breast tissue, which suggests some patients receive over-aggressive or under-aggressive treatment. The study, published in the Journal of the American...

New Mexico residents may not have heard of the case of a woman who had a pregnancy-related heart condition so severe that she needed a heart transplant. The woman, who suffered from misdiagnosed peripartum cardiomyopathy, experienced a medical emergency that...

New Mexico residents may not be familiar with sepsis, a type of bacterial infection of the blood that spreads rapidly. Some people suffering from sepsis develop it outside of hospitals, but many contract it in hospitals after surgery. Because sepsis is an infection of...

Some New Mexico residents may have heard of FDA plans to begin regulating laboratory-developed tests just as they already regulate diagnostic tests developed by laboratory manufacturers. These types of tests may range from routine tests for sexually transmitted...

Misdiagnosis is a big problem in the health care industry, and while doctors and their medical staff have made an effort to control the problem, errors are bound to occur. Due to this, it might be helpful for New Mexico patients to know which conditions are most often...

New Mexico residents may have some idea of the symptoms that an individual may suffer when they are having a stroke. Medical staff are also usually quick to diagnose and treat older adults. However, according to a 2009 study, young individuals who are suffering from a...