Both genetic and environmental factors are associated with numerous mental health disorders. Researchers have found that birth trauma might be linked to children developing attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in childhood. ADHD is a disorder that can impact a person throughout his or her life, including his or her performance at school and work as well […]
Cancer is a serious disease that kills many people each year. Unfortunately, some doctors fail to accurately diagnose cancer in its early stages, allowing cancer to spread. This can cause the patient’s chances of survival to greatly diminish and result in serious harm. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), more […]
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) varies in severity but is a lifelong developmental disability. While researchers do not know the cause or causes of autism, it has been linked with other medical issues. For example, the Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring Network (ADDM) reports that 7% of children who are diagnosed with cerebral palsy are also […]
During labor and delivery, it is common for women to experience tears in the vagina and perineum, which is the area between the vagina and anus. In some cases, women might also suffer tears in their cervix caused by the pressure of the baby’s head as the baby moves through the birth canal. A majority […]
People with serious medical conditions can suffer worsening symptoms and a poorer prognosis when doctors fail to properly diagnose them or wrongly diagnose them with a different health issue. In the case of cancer, diagnostic failures are especially dangerous. Many types of cancer are treatable when they are diagnosed in earlier phases, but if the […]