Study Finds High Overdiagnosis Rates for Thyroid Cancer Worldwide
Researchers indicate that even as thyroid cancer diagnoses rose in recent decades, thyroid cancer deaths have not, suggesting many recommended treatments were not necessary.
Tag Archives: Misdiagnosis
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Silicosis From Quartz Countertops Poses Devastating Risks for Workers Cutting Engineered Stone
Researchers warn about the serious risk quartz countertop workers face from silicosis, which is often misdiagnosed and may be a more widespread problem than previously believed.
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Female Patients More Likely To Die From Surgical Complications After High-Risk Procedures: Study
Researchers suggest that a key problem may be doctors using the same benchmarks when diagnosing surgical complications among men and women, despite important biological differences.
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Hospitals Frequently Misdiagnosis Pneumonia, Leading to Antibiotic Risks: Study
Patients who received a pneumonia misdiagnosis often had few symptoms and few medical tests performed before being placed on a full course of antibiotics
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Hospital Diagnostic Errors Are Common Among Patients Who Died or Were Transferred to ICU: Study
Common errors in diagnosing patients involved clinicians ordering the wrong tests, or mistakes in reading test results, according to the researchers.
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FDA to Hold Public Hearing on Addressing Pulse Oximeter Inaccuracies
Concerns about the safety and accuracy of pulse oximeters for people with darker skin will be reviewed by health experts at a panel advisory meeting in February 2024
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Antibiotics Have Limited Benefits for Children with Sinus Infections: Study
Researchers warn that trying to diagnose children with acute sinusitis by mucus discharge color is ineffective and often leads to unnecessary antibiotics
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Quartz Countertop Workers Face Increased Risk for Deadly Lung Disease: Study
Workers with silicosis are often misdiagnosed, not given the proper safety equipment and sometimes continued to work with silica dust from quartz countertops even after a diagnosis.
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Diagnostic Errors Linked to Nearly 800,000 U.S. Deaths or Permanent Disabilities Each Year: Study
Failure to diagnose strokes is one of the most common diagnostic errors, often leading to permanent disability or death.
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FDA Urges Alternative Heart Attack Testing Methods After Quidel Cardiac Panel Recall
Delays in identifying a heart attack using the recalled Quidel cardiac panels could result in long-term, and even deadly, heart damage, the FDA warns.
