misdiagnosis

Google "rash" online, and you'll mostly turn up photos of inflamed bumps on white skin. That's not so helpful for people of color, says a mom who's pushing for more realistic diversity in images.

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Diagnostic Gaps: Skin Comes In Many Shades And So Do Rashes

12:10pm November 04, 2019

by Deena Prichep

Google "rash" online, and you'll mostly turn up photos of inflamed bumps on white skin. That's not so helpful for people of color, says a mom who's pushing for a more realistic diversity of images.

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Physicians have been taught to look for signs of hopelessness, sadness and lack of motivation to help them diagnose depression. But anger as a depression symptom is less noticed or addressed.

If You're Often Angry Or Irritable, You May Be Depressed

10:47am February 04, 2019

by Nell Greenfieldboyce

Physicians have been taught to look for signs of hopelessness, sadness and lack of motivation to help them diagnose depression. But anger as a depression symptom is less often noticed or addressed.

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David Lazarus developed Type 1 diabetes as an adult, and it took a while for doctors to recognize what it was.

Adults Can Get Type 1 Diabetes, Too

10:59am December 08, 2017

by Miriam E. Tucker

It used to be called juvenile diabetes because it was thought to often start in childhood. But adults are just as likely to be diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes. Not knowing that can delay treatment.

A recluse spider bite (left) can be confused with skin cancer.

Is That A Brown Recluse Spider Bite Or Skin Cancer?

5:28pm February 16, 2017

by Jessica Boddy

Skin lesions are often misdiagnosed as a brown recluse spider bite when they're actually a tick bite or MRSA or even skin cancer. Here's how to tell the difference.