All posts tagged with Misdiagnosis

(Natural News) For the longest time, diabetes has been divided into two classifications: Type 1 diabetes and Type 2 diabetes. Yet, as a new study has demonstrated, it may not be as simple as that. The study, which was published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology, suggests that diabetes comprised five clusters, with Type 2 […]

(Natural News) Misdiagnosing another form of diabetes, called type 3c diabetes or pancreatogenic diabetes, as type 2 diabetes, is making patients sicker by undergoing the wrong treatment plan, a study published in Diabetes Care has warned. According to experts, various markers – such as pancreatic inflammation, abnormal pancreatic tissue growth or surgical removal of all or certain parts of the tissue – contribute […]

(Natural News) Naivete compels us to still clutch on to the notion that doctors still operate under their code of “first, do no harm.” Nevertheless, evidence colors our perceptions, with another study proving once again that hospitals — and medical professionals in general — are over-testing and over-treating patients. Worse, these additional procedures offer no […]

(Natural News) Doctors and other primary care providers in Britain are increasingly diagnosing bowel cancer late in women after overlooking their symptoms and possibly confusing them with gynecological conditions or irritable bowel syndrome, the latter of which is mostly just generalized abdominal pain. As reported by the UK’s Daily Mail, researchers are warning that an […]

(Natural News) New research reveals that in America, the rate of diabetes cases has increased twofold in the last 29 years. But why are “experts” saying the opposite? Diabetes is a chronic condition that affects the body’s ability to process sugar, and this disease can cause heart problems and kidney damage. Researchers from Johns Hopkins […]

(Natural News) Sometimes the traditional medical community is so zoned in on certain treatments and conditions they miss the big picture, and usually to the patient’s detriment. That’s what happened big-time recently when doctors in England misdiagnosed a patient with Lyme  disease. As reported by the U.K.’s Daily Mail, a hair stylist who became bedridden […]

(Natural News) According to statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Lyme disease is the fastest growing vector-borne illness in the United States. Vector-borne illnesses are transmitted between humans, or from animals to humans, by living organisms like ticks, mosquitoes, flies, triatomine bugs and fleas. Possibly the most famous of these is […]

(Natural News) When you are sick, it is not always easy to find the right path forward. When your regular health care provider recommends surgery or a major treatment, it might be a good idea to get a second opinion after the Mayo Clinic reported that your doctor is wrong 88 percent of the time. Even […]