When an injury or illness strikes, people entrust medical professionals with their treatment and care. In doing so, they often view these workers as infallible – expecting them to maintain perfection in their job performance. Unfortunately, physicians and other health...

While good doctors must have remarkable medical skills, they should also possess other essential characteristics. The better your relationship with your physician, the better your overall health will be. On the other hand, feeling unsure about your doctor's ability...

While prescribing or selling you the wrong medication is the responsibility of the professional, there are things you can do to advocate for yourself and help prevent such errors from happening. Standing up for yourself is the best way to prevent the dangerous effects...

For many people, receiving a cancer diagnosis can leave them feeling uncertain about what to do next. In some situations, a person may have the opportunity to select from more than one form of treatment. In other situations, a doctor may provide only one option, but...

Certain serious medical conditions tend to worsen with time, so timely diagnoses are critical if you wish to overcome what is ailing you or receive a positive prognosis. Unfortunately, medical misdiagnosis is too common across the United States, with research...

Your doctor is a valuable teammate in your quest to be healthier, happier and enjoy all that your life has to offer in New Mexico. Helping your doctor to make accurate assessments of your health and ultimately give you effective medical advice, requires you to be...

Medical malpractice happens when physicians or other health care providers fail to live up to a standard duty of care commensurate with their education and training. In other words, they make a mistake that resulted in injuries to you. An injury must result from the...

Physicians and other health care workers have an ethical and legal obligation to provide all patients with a reasonable standard of care. Unfortunately, medical mistakes and oversights are all too common, whether due to negligence, poor judgment, lack of training or...

You may have a designated physician in New Mexico who you visit any time you have a medical issue, whether that doctor is assigned by your insurance or you have chosen him or her based on your own personal preference. Or, you may not have a regular doctor, and you...

When you see a doctor or end up in the hospital in New Mexico, you put extensive trust in someone else to care for you. Because you cannot know all the medications, diagnoses and prescriptions, it is important that your health care providers know what they are doing....