Blood clots can be dangerous depending on where they are. These clots, which are semisolid lumps of blood, are necessary in some cases. They stop you from losing too much blood after a serious laceration or injury, but they can also block arteries or cause other...
Failure To Diagnose
How hard is it to identify a parasitic infection?
Did you know that a misdiagnosis could lead to serious discomfort, even if it’s not life-threatening? That is often the case with parasitic infections. Parasitic diseases have the potential to cause serious illnesses, but many of them simply make people feel sick or...
How can a doctor’s misjudgment delay cancer diagnosis?
You rely on your doctor’s expertise and judgment to protect your health. When that judgment fails you, though, it can easily delay the diagnosis of serious conditions like cancer. Those delays could allow your condition to worsen while it is left untreated. What might...
Doctors who fail to vet pain issues can contribute to an overdose
Unmanaged pain can cause a host of bodily reactions, up to and including shock, which can sometimes prove fatal. Keeping a patient's pain under control is an important part of providing medical care. However, physicians also take an oath to do no harm, and one can...
Failing to diagnose a patient could lead to lasting complications or death
Failing to diagnose a patient isn’t uncommon, but it often doesn’t have a fatal outcome. That’s why many people will never know that they were actually misdiagnosed. For instance, someone who has a cold but who is told they have a flu will still likely recover over...
A doctor could miss the signs of a heart attack if you’re a woman
Being a woman isn't easy. It comes with major social expectations about appearance and behavior, biological difficulties including menstruation and childbirth, and often an uphill battle if you want to pursue a career. As if all of that weren't bad enough, women also...
Your doctors’ gender biases might impact the care you receive
Physicians are generally skilled, educated professionals with an obligation to provide services to patients regardless of their background or other factors, and most people expect doctors to act in more compassionate and balanced ways than the average citizen because...
Why misdiagnoses are a public health crisis
Quality health care is not just a slogan. It is a matter of life and death. Patients rely on their doctors to keep them healthy. To tell them why they are sick and make them well again. But when medical professionals betray that trust, the consequences can be...
New Digital Technology Allows for Quicker More Accurate Cancer Diagnosis
The Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital at The Ohio State University has implemented exciting new technology to assist pathologists in reaching diagnoses from biopsies. This allows doctors to scan medical samples from glass slides into digital copies, and is being used to...
Breast Cancer Awareness Month: Here’s What Women Should Know
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and that means that television shows, magazines, and web articles will be reminding women all over the country to check for breast cancer. Every year in the U.S. more than 200,000 women find out that they have breast cancer and...