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Some jobs do not take much skill or concentration. For these workers, smoking marijuana while at work may not be dangerous at all. Most of these people, however, are not neurosurgeons. In September, the Medical Board of California filed a complaint against a UC San Diego doctor who they accused of smoking marijuana daily, even...
Newborn baby sleeping in the bed
During pregnancy, a woman’s body changes in a myriad of ways. While the majority of these changes benefit both the mother and her baby, some women’s bodies react to the changes of pregnancy poorly. The body may begin reacting differently to normal hormones, which may affect the success of the pregnancy. For nearly 18% of...
Woman experiencing tummy ache lying in couch
Abdominal pain is one of the most common reasons that patients visit the emergency room. While many times these pains are related to gastric distress, reproductive system disorders, or other relatively benign causes, sometimes this pain is actually coming from an inflamed or ruptured appendix.   Because abdominal pain is so common, doctors can miss...
Epilepsy is a common and often debilitating brain disorder which can affect up to 4% of the country’s population. People who suffer from epilepsy are plagued by seizures, which can range from brief episodes which are barely noticeable to long, convulsive medical emergencies. Epilepsy can be either genetic or acquired, meaning that the condition may...
Variety of medicines
For patients with medication allergies, taking the wrong prescription can be a dangerous, even deadly mistake. Patients have a responsibility to inform their physician of any known allergies, and doctors and health care professionals have a responsibility to prescribe medication which will not trigger a reaction. When a patient is allergic to a medication, it...
Doctor looking at the brain MRI results
Every year, approximately 12 million Americans are given an incorrect diagnosis. According to a study published in the journal BJM Quality and Safety, this means that 1 in 20 adult patients may be misdiagnosed. A misdiagnosis could mean that a person’s condition goes untreated, or the person could be given treatment for the wrong condition....
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Doctors rely on a wide variety of test results in order to make a correct diagnosis. One of these tests, known as a lumbar puncture (LP), allows doctors to analyze the contents of a person’s cerebrospinal fluid. This fluid can help physicians diagnose and treat multiple different illnesses, depending on the results of the test....
Doctor writing prescriptions
When flu season begins, most people assume that any passing illness is a result of whatever bug is going around. When the symptoms don’t go away, a trip to the family doctor is often warranted. While often confused a garden variety cold or flu, bacterial meningitis is a deadly disease which comes on quickly and...
Baby holding an adult's thumb
Every year, approximately 35,000 babies are born with a heart defect. Congenital heart problems affect up to 8 out of every 1,000 births, and can range in severity from a minor complication to a life-threatening condition which requires surgical correction. These congenital conditions can be caused by a genetic disorder, by medication taken by the...
Surgeon and medical professionals in operating room
Everyone deserves to feel good about their appearance and the way that they look. For many people, this often means electing to undergo plastic surgery or cosmetic surgery in order to improve a feature that they do not like. Though these procedures may not be needed in the strictest medical sense, they often provide an...
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