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Re:Most Americans will get a wrong or late diagnosis at leas... by kmug on Tuesday September 22, 2015 @03:02PM (#10260838)
Bodies are pretty complex systems to diagnose. We ask programmers to work in pairs to reduce mistakes and then trust our lives to a single opinion. Buyer beware if you're not getting second opinions.
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Re:Most Americans will get a wrong or late diagnosis at leas... by DinkyG on Tuesday September 22, 2015 @03:37PM (#10261087)
This. There is also a pretty wide variation in skill levels between different doctors. With only one arbitrarily selected opinion the chances of getting advice from the wrong end of the spectrum is higher.
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