Researchers have discovered the biological pathways involved in the development of diabetic kidney disease, according to a study. The findings, which were published in the journal Diabetes, could lead to early diagnostic tests and better treatments for diabetic patients living in New York and nationwide.
You’re obsessing over your health issues, even before you go to the doctor. You never thought much about these things when you were younger, but now you’re in your 50s and you know how important it is to pay attention to your health.
Patients in New York and across the country can sometimes be the subject of a wrong diagnosis. This can occur in instances where they try to diagnose their illness themselves without consulting a medical professional, fail to take tests or do not report all their symptoms to their physician because they might be too embarrassed. However, a great deal of misdiagnoses occurs because of negligence on the part of a doctor or specialist.
Patients in New York who have received an initial diagnosis of acute kidney injury may want to be aware that this condition is often misdiagnosed. This is according to a study conducted by researchers from Columbia University Medical Center. The findings, which are based on an examination of electronic medical records of 3.8 million intensive care and emergency patients, indicate that the current procedure for assessing kidney function may provide misleading results during the initial evaluation of a patient.
On behalf of the VTE Impact Assessment Group, established investigators reported that nearly 1 million cases of venous thromboembolism (VTE) occur each year in the United States.
New York residents may be aware that preventable medical deaths occur in hospitals each year in the United States. According to a representative from Health Watch USA, there have been a few reports that have estimated the annual number to be more than 200,000. Some of the preventable conditions that may lead to patient deaths while in a hospital setting include bed ulcers, blood clots and surgical errors.
The annual plastic surgery procedural statistics reveals that in the year 2015 only, close to 15.9 million minimally-invasive and surgical procedures were performed in the United States – accounting for a 2% rise over 2014. Overall procedures have increased 115% since 2000 in the country, but the types of procedures that patients are opting to get are changing.
Ventricular septal defect, or VSD, is one of the most common congenital heart defects – ranking second to bicuspid aortic valve.
A recent John Hopkins study has found that the number of medical negligence cases in the United States has seen a significantly rapid rise in recent years.
A New York City hospital has found that using prefilled syringes instead of vials for surgery may be both cheaper and safer. Anesthesiologists at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in Manhattan have begun using the prefilled syringes for some procedures. This is a time when mistakes may be more likely to happen because there are no checks on the anesthesiologist who is responsible for prescribing, preparing and administering the drug.
