Bad diagnoses result in many fatal medical mistakes

A study estimates that between 40,000 and 80,000 people are killed each year due to diagnostic errors by doctors. The study, which included analysis of autopsies over the past four decades, found that such errors in diagnosing patient symptoms was also the leading cause of medical malpractice lawsuits, accounting for as many as 40 percent of all cases. In a news report, Peter Pronovost, a