Why you'll probably be misdiagnosed in your lifetime
Diagnostic error is a pervasive and often invisible crisis in modern healthcare, affecting nearly every person at some point in their lives through missed, delayed, or incorrect diagnoses. The episode highlights how systemic pressures, cognitive biases, and lack of feedback contribute to
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