If you're suffering from a sore throat in North Carolina, it might be tempting to assume that you're dealing with a common cold. A sore throat can be a symptom of a mild illness, but it can also be a sign of something more serious. And if your doctor fails to diagnose...
Year: 2020
Convolutional neural networks not diagnosing skin cancer well
Convolutional neural networks are algorithms used in machine learning mainly for the analyzing of visual images. In the medical field, CNNs can analyze images of possible skin cancers. North Carolina residents should know that many experts have touted the...
New CDS tool may help eliminate prescription mistakes
Those on prescription medications in North Carolina may be interested in new ways to reduce potential errors. An October 2020 study published in the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association showed that clinical decision support, or CDS, may be an...
Did your ophthomologist diagnose you properly?
Patients in North Carolina and elsewhere should be aware that many retinal diseases mimic age-related wet macular degeneration, or AMD. If you are misdiagnosed, there could be severe consequences. What is an AMD mimicker? An AMD mimicker is a retinal disease that...
Tonsil cancer: Symptoms and treatments
According to the National Institutes of Health, cases of tonsil cancer in North Carolina and around the nation have been increasing throughout the years. The reason why many in the public have not heard of this is likely due to the fact that tonsil cancer is usually...