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Doctors don’t always tell you they’re unsure what’s behind common symptoms, such as a stomach ache. And that can have serious effects.
New research shows that post-coma patients who appear to be in a minimally conscious state can still mentally react to language. This finding could help improve their diagnosis and treatment.
As access to health care increases, there’s also a danger of getting too much of it.
Searching symptoms online has become so common there is a name for the condition of health anxiety induced by self-diagnosis on the internet: Cyberchondria.
The number and value of medico-legal claims has increased.
Mistakes at the hands of health care providers are a major cause of death in the US. And many of the blunders are a byproduct of the system.
Delayed or late pulmonary hypertension diagnosis is sadly fatal because even specialised treatments will be ineffective at such a progressed stage of the disease.
Our study found that many GPs aren’t even aware of cluster headache, and often give patients the wrong treatment.
We need to change diagnosis of ovarian cancer from late stage to early - scientists make steps
Autism manifests in different ways. The signs are often less visible in women than in men, leading many to be underdiagnosed.
We all know what a drunk person looks like, right? Wrong. Even health care workers can be confused.
The value of machine learning is not only that it is more accurate than humans. It is also cheaper and more consistent in its diagnoses.
Cognitive traps can steer doctors away from the right diagnosis.
Young and middle-aged female adults tend to receive slower hospital care than males in the same age range when experiencing…
Most people would agree that correctly diagnosing a patient’s medical problem is critically important. I’m a doctor – I think it’s important. Patients certainly think it’s important. And I’m fairly certain…
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