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In the United States medical error is estimated to result in 44,000 to 98,000 unnecessary deaths and 1,000,000 excess injuries each year. One older extrapolation suggests '180,000 people die each year partly as a result of iatrogenic injury, the equivalent of three jumbo-jet crashes every 2 days'. It is estimated that in a typical 100 to 300 bed hospital in the United States, excess costs of 1,000,000 to 3,000,000 attributable...

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i'm 13 and i know i should seriously quit worrying, but i just got cancer...

No. the lump wouldn't move if it was cancer. Your doctor knows what he is telling you, so you should stop worrying. It's probably your epididymis, a normal structure that...

Asked by Josh B - 18 months ago

I was discharged for what later proved to be a misdiagnosis. Can I get an...
Essentually I was discharged in '02 (after 2 years, 7 months of active duty) for...

You can get it changed for something like that - but it will have to be reviewed extensively. They may not even change it, if they feel that it...

Asked by GAMGER - 5 months ago

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hey, Not sure about misdiagnosis. I think it's pretty easy to spot someone who is psychotic hey, Not sure about misdiagnosis. I think it's pretty easy to spot someone who is psychotic...

May 30, 2008
Lyme disease, misdiagnosis - 2 replies

I just listened to a call last night about Lyme disease. It is not only transferred by ticks... but mosquitos also. There is a website you can go to that has great info. You will be amazed......

Jul 14, 2008
Herpes or misdiagnosis?? - 2 replies

all of the time and i feel a burning sensation most days. Just wondering how common misdiagnosis of the time and i feel a burning sensation most days. Just wondering how common misdiagnosis...

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