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Hour One
Medical Mistakes
Hospital tragedies happen all the time. And doctors certainly can make mistakes. But in recent months, there's been more than a few high profile debacles---from a man who had the wrong leg amputated to the woman who had surgery on the wrong side of the brain. Should we worry? In this hour of Science Friday: how harmful is our medical care?
Guests:
Dr. Timothy McCall
Practicing Internist
Author, "Examining Your Doctor"
Boston, MA
Dr. David Bates
Asst. Professor of Medicine
Brigham & Women's Hospital and
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA
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