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5 of the Most Over-Diagnosed Diseases

5 of the Most Over-Diagnosed Diseases

Over-diagnosis occurs when doctors or other medical professionals declare that patients have a disease or condition that they don’t have. While odds are that most over-diagnoses are honest mistakes caused by similarities in symptoms between various medical conditions, there is reason to believe there is some level of intentional steering toward certain medications that rake […]

10 Common Medical Misdiagnoses

10 Common Medical Misdiagnoses

Just like everyone else, your doctor is human, and he or she occasionally makes mistakes — including misreading symptoms and either diagnosing a disease that’s not actually present or failing to diagnose a disease that is present. But exactly how widespread misdiagnoses are might surprise you (Some studies have claimed it happens as much as […]