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New Mexico residents may be aware that the medical community has worked earnestly in recent years to reduce the number of mistakes made during surgery. The Universal Protocol was introduced a decade ago to provide a safety standard for surgical procedures, but...
As more electronic health record platforms and health IT systems have been implemented, physicians have received more and more alert notifications. This has resulted in health care providers ignoring some alerts, which has had a negative impact on patient safety....
New Mexico residents who may have heard stories about surgical mistakes such as a sponge being left in a patient may be interested to know that such incidents are so rare they are referred to as "never events." This indicates that they are never supposed to happen,...
New Mexico parents may want to know that researchers have discovered a stronger genetic cause for cerebral palsy than once had been thought, leading them to call for unnecessary cesarean deliveries to end. The American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology published a...
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...
Some New Mexico residents may be aware that the overuse of antibiotics has potentially lead to a person's resistance to the drug. However, a recent report indicates that part of the reason some antibiotics may be overused is due to a misdiagnosis by a medical...
As many New Mexico residents know, electronic health records are quickly becoming standard as hospitals, other health care facilities and physician practices are routinely using them. However, EHRs are evolving in terms of physician use and training modalities. This...
New Mexico patients may find interest in a Gallup research survey with a focus on pre-surgery education. The survey assessed whether patients felt they were informed by their doctors as to what to expect after their procedure, from medication to rehabilitation....
New Mexico football fans may be interested to learn that a study conducted by the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center found that former professional players are at risk for brain atrophy as they age if they suffered a concussion during their career....
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...