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Many New Mexico patients may have heard how it is extremely important to get a second opinion. However, thosewho are diagnosed with an illness may feel confused about their diagnosis and may want to begin treatment immediately. While prompt treatment can save a...
New Mexico parents may be interested to learn that researchers discovered that those who have increased levels of irisin, a hormone that helps regulate energy metabolism, may have polycystic ovary syndrome. This syndrome, known as PCOS, is often diagnosed in teens who...
Some doctors in New Mexico and throughout the country may be misdiagnosing patients due to unconscious assumptions. These assumptions might be based on signals such as race, class or gender. Experts say that failure to examine those biases will lead to continued...
Ovarian cancer is one of the most difficult diseases to diagnose, especially in its early stages when treatment could offer more benefit. Many physicians in New Mexico use a blood test called a cancer antigen 125 as a diagnostic tool. However, the Food and Drug...
Hospital administrators in the United States might not interact with patients much but can still make a difference when it comes to accurately diagnosing patients. Those in New Mexico may like to know about how administrators can prevent misdiagnosis. Patients and...
Patients in New Mexico with a diagnosis of multiple sclerosis might wish to get a second opinion. The findings of a new study indicate that misdiagnosis of MS may be a problem. Twenty-four neurologists who specialize in MS combined their efforts to analyze cases...
A study conducted in Europe says that patients may be able to trust the results of genetic breast cancer tests when they conflict with traditional tests. This report could be good news for those who have early stage breast cancer and want to avoid chemotherapy without...
Some New Mexico residents may have a disease that they and their doctors cannot pinpoint, and it has affected people around the country. In New York, a 12-year-old boy fell in gym class and cut his arm. Hours later, he started to vomit and complained of leg pain in...
New Mexico residents should know that rare diseases affect as many as 30 million people in the United States and are commonly misdiagnosed by doctors. Rare diseases, which number over 6,000, are classified as any kind of disease the affects a small portion of a...
New Mexico residents may be interested in reading about a condition known as Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, a genetic connective tissue disorder that affects the way the body develops and makes collagen. About one in 500 to 1,000 individuals may have the condition, according...