Misdiagnosis

A Mother's Hunch and A Doctor's Mistake

Dr. Gregory Jantz, Ph.D. | Posted 05.03.2012

Dr. Gregory Jantz, Ph.D.

The picture is adorable; a pink little angel with feathery wings, wearing a faux pearl necklace and toddler-sized glasses atop her button nose. Her na...

My Fall Down the Diagnostic Rabbit Hole

Robyn Okrant | Posted 11.17.2011

Robyn Okrant

On Thanksgiving morning this year, I had an eye opening moment. After breakfast, I popped open the Thursday compartment of my obscenely large day-a-we...

If It's Not Alzheimer's Disease or Parkinson's Disease, It May Be NPH

Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 11.17.2011

Marcia G. Yerman

NPH is the short form term for a three-word disease that is being misdiagnosed all too frequently. I first learned about Normal Pressure Hydrocephalu...

Language Access and the Prevention of Medical Errors

Louis Provenzano | Posted 05.25.2011

Louis Provenzano

The case of Francisco Torres, a Spanish-speaking patient in Riverside, Cali., who had the wrong kidney removed during surgery, once again gives the me...

All That Bloats is Not Celiac Disease

Robynne K. Chutkan, M.D. | Posted 11.17.2011

Robynne K. Chutkan, M.D.

In 15 years of practicing gastroenterology, I've learned that people who walk into my office thinking they have celiac disease usually don't, and people who least suspect it sometimes do.