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Some of the most debilitating illnesses that affect New Mexico patients are also some of the most frequently misdiagnosed. Lyme disease, Celiac disease, and endometriosis all present with symptoms that are shared by other common illnesses. Patients who are not...
Medication errors can cause serious problems to New Mexico residents, and not all errors are the result of a mistake by a medical professional. Often, people make dangerous errors in taking their own medication. However, there are also steps they can take to prevent...
Although osteoarthritis and psoriatic arthritis can cause pain in small joints, they are different conditions that some physicians misdiagnose. New Mexico patients with arthritis might feel more confident about the treatment they receive if they understand what makes...
Surgeons in New Mexico hospitals go through years of residency training in which their skills are constantly assessed. Researchers from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine have completed a small study meant to refine testing systems. After evaluating two...
New Mexico patients who get dialysis might want to make sure that the facility where the procedure is done follows guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in screening for hepatitis B. In Seattle, a hospital has announced that around 650...
New Mexico parents may have heard about an 8-year-old boy who died on June 8 after he was given the wrong dosage of his hyperactivity medication. His family believes that the pharmaceutical error contributed to his death. There had already been one error earlier. A...
Some New Mexico residents may know that a study performed in a Boston hospital shows that MRIs conducted before breast surgery may be inadequate due to patient positioning. A group of radiologists at the hospital conducted the study using a dozen female patients with...
Working in a fast-paced environment with access to little information, New Mexico paramedics and other EMS workers have to make decisions quickly. However, this may lead to errors or witnessing others making errors that could be prevented. With job aides and...
According to the Health and Medicine Division of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, medical errors harm 1.5 million Americans annually. A lack of standardization revolving around liquid oral and IV medications is thought to be one of the...
New Mexico residents may be left wondering if they should obtain a second opinion about their medical condition. This may be a good idea, especially considering the fact that each year around the country, 12 million individuals are given a misdiagnosis, making it one...