Natural News: According to a controversial study from Johns Hopkins University, medical errors, including misdiagnosis, are the third-leading cause of death in American hospitals. ProPublica,
however, noted that this number might be higher since doctors don’t
list medical errors on the death certificate, so the actual number of
fatalities might be inaccurate.
With thousands of diseases, some with similar symptoms, it is not
always easy to get a straightforward diagnosis from the first doctor’s
visit, hence why a second opinion is so crucial to one’s health and
survival. If we can learn anything from the Mayo Clinic’s study, then it
is the fact that medical practices and diagnosis should be a more
collaborative process. Doctors and other health care providers should
work more closely together to make sure patients get the right diagnosis
and proper treatment as fast as possible...read more>>>...