Ohio residents with some degree of brain injury may be interested to learn that experts are warning against overdiagnosis of mild traumatic brain injury. Overdiagnosis in general is a problem with many different diseases. While it would seem intuitive that diagnosing a disease as early as possible is the most desirable outcome, early diagnosis…
Residents of Ohio may know that a report was recently issued on mitochondrial myopathy, encephalopathy, lactic acidosis, and stroke-like episodes. This disease, known as MELAS, can mimic a stroke, and individuals who suffer from such episodes may be wrongly diagnosed. MELAS is a genetic disease involving tiny organelles called mitochondria. These organelles help produce…
As Ohio residents may know, thyroid problems may cause a wide range of symptoms that are easily controlled with medication. Misdiagnosis and underdiagnosis of an underactive thyroid may impact an individual’s life adversely. However, because thyroid problems are more prevalent in women, it may be more difficult for a man to get a correct…
Imagine if the U.S. could reduce traffic fatalities by a third. With car crashes representing one of the deadliest threats to the country, virtually everybody would agree that this would be a major safety improvement. This would happen, if we can somehow eliminate drinking and driving, according to Medical Daily. An article on the…
When it comes to premises liability, many people tend to think of situations pertaining to landlords and apartments. Maybe someone slipped on the stairs, or a person’s apartment just wasn’t up to code. As a result, the injured or affected party filed a lawsuit against the landlord or property owner. However, there are many…
Now we know that Takata Corp. produced deadly, defective airbags that were put into millions of the most popular automobiles in the United States. What we do not know — at least not yet — is what the airbags’ defect exactly was. The airbags could burst with too much force, causing sharp pieces of…