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NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Medical misdiagnoses can have fatal consequences.

Olsen D. State Journal-Register. June 26, 2011.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Misdiagnosed: what to do when your doctor doesn't know.

Fischer MA. AARP The Magazine. July/August 2011;54:50-53,80.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Small patients, big consequences in medical errors.

Tarkan L. New York Times. September 14, 2008;Health section:7.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Inquiry into reporter's death finds multiple failures in care.

Stout D. New York Times. June 17, 2006;National desk:9.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Medical mystery: alcoholism didn’t cause man’s diabetes and cirrhosis.

Boodman SG. Washington Post. June 13, 2011:E1.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Staying safe during a hospital stay.

Graham J. Los Angeles Times. May 11, 2011.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

The wrong foot, and other tales of surgical error.

Altman LK. New York Times. December 11, 2001;1:1.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Medication mistakes that can kill.

Haiken M. Caring.com. August 17, 2009.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Don't let a hospital make you sick.

Mishori R. Parade Magazine. February 8, 2009.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

The antidote to medical errors.

Price M. Monitor. January 2010;41:50.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Patients, beware: 731 nurses reveal what to watch out for in the hospital.

Consumer Reports Health. September 2009.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

For doctors, diagnosing gets a technological boost.

Donaghue E. USA Today. September 5, 2007.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Diagnosis: doubled over in pain.

Sanders L. New York Times Magazine. March 18, 2012.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Hospitals overhaul ERs to reduce mistakes.

Landro L. Wall Street Journal. May 10, 2011:D3.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Checking the right boxes, but failing the patient.

Rifkin D. New York Times. November 16, 2009;Science Desk:5.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Look-alike, sound-alike drugs trigger dangers.

Aleccia J. MSNBC.com; May 28, 2010.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Medical mistakes unhappy reality.

Young A. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. May 3, 2009:B1.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Do you know what your doctor is talking about?

Chen PW. New York Times. April 2, 2009.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Death of a boy prompts new medical efforts nationwide.

Dwyer J. New York Times. October 25, 2012.

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Misdiagnosis is more common than drug errors or wrong-site surgery.

Boodman SG. Washington Post. May 6, 2013.

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