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...
Graves’ disease is commonly misdiagnosed
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...
Cluster headaches and why they are so misdiagnosed
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...
Medical updates in predicting Parkinson disease
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 disease are...
NFL players too often misdiagnosed with CTE
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...
Vascular events, infections, cancers all prone to misdiagnosis
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 rate of...
Failure to diagnose throat cancer may be actionable
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...
Common cancers that affect the feet
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...
Penicillin allergy may actually be quite rare
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...
Genetic eye disorder often misdiagnosed
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...