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11/21/2017 / By Russel Davis

Experts warn there is a new variant to metabolic problems: Type 3c diabetes is being misdiagnosed, which is why many aren’t responding to treatment

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 to the […]

11/20/2017 / By Rhonda Johansson

Maybe ER stands for extra revenue: Research reveals the expensive tests given in the emergency room are completely useless in determining whether a patient is having a heart attack

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 benefit to […]

11/08/2017 / By JD Heyes

Shocking medical incompetence: Doctors are misdiagnosing bowel cancer as gynecological; pushing chemo for severe skin conditions

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 increasing number […]

11/08/2017 / By Zoey Sky

Diabetes has doubled in the U.S. over the last three decades, but industry “experts” claim to have “more control” over the disease than ever

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 Hospital in […]

10/30/2017 / By JD Heyes

God complex: Inept doctors mocked Lyme’s disease patient because they didn’t understand what they were seeing… until she needed open heart surgery

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 with the […]

05/09/2017 / By Tracey Watson

Tragic: Mother shocked it took SEVEN years to diagnose daughter’s Lyme disease

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 malaria, which […]

04/19/2017 / By Amy Goodrich

Shocking study reveals your doctor is WRONG 88% of the time… second opinions rarely agree with your first diagnosis

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 though the […]

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