Newspaper/Magazine Article What's the trouble? How doctors think. Citation Text: Groopman J. New Yorker. January 29, 2007. Copy Citation Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL February 7, 2007 Groopman J. New Yorker. January 29, 2007. View more articles from the same authors. The author discusses how heuristics can lead to errors in physician judgement and decision making. Available at Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL Cite Citation Citation Text: Groopman J. New Yorker. January 29, 2007. Copy Citation Related Resources From the Same Author(s) Do some surgical implants do more harm than good? April 29, 2020 How Doctors Think. March 28, 2007 Thinking about our thinking as physicians. October 19, 2011 Interview with Jerome Groopman. March 28, 2007 The plague year. The mistakes and the struggles behind America’s coronavirus tragedy. January 13, 2021 The checklist. 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