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More is not always better in medicine

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More is not always better in medicine

Sanjay Gupta,
CNN

Updated 9:09 AM EDT,
Wed August 1, 2012

Dr. Sanjay Gupta

STORY HIGHLIGHTS

Dr. Sanjay Gupta: Why is it so hard to prevent medical mistakes that kill thousands?

He says one theory is that doctors order so many procedures to protect themselves

Each procedure creates a new opportunity for a mistake, he says

He says "morbidity and mortality" meetings give doctors a chance to learn from mistakes

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http://www.cnn.com/2012/08/01/opinion/gupta-medical-mistakes/index.html?hpt=hp_




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