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Bad Medicine, Part 3: Death by Diagnosis (Rebroadcast)

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4.632K Ratings

🗓️ 31 August 2017

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

By some estimates, medical error is the third-leading cause of death in the U.S. How can that be? And what's to be done? Our third and final episode in this series offers some encouraging answers.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hey there, it's Stephen Dovner.

0:09.4

Coming up, the third and final episode in our Bad Medicine series.

0:13.2

It's called Death by Diagnosis.

0:15.4

We thought about calling it, the doctor will kill you now, but cooler heads prevailed.

0:20.6

Next week, we are back with a brand new episode.

0:22.9

In the meantime, hope you enjoyed this one.

0:25.3

And if you want more, check out our other podcast.

0:28.4

Tell me something I don't know.

0:29.8

There are 26 episodes to hear with 10 more coming soon.

0:33.8

And if you want to come see us record the show live, visit TMSIDK.com.

0:39.2

We will be at Joe's Pub, part of the public theater in New York City on October 5th, 6th,

0:44.8

and 7th two shows each night with amazing guests.

0:48.6

So if you want to attend or if you want to be on the show, you can find all the details

0:53.1

at tmsidk.com.

0:55.1

Thanks.

1:01.9

This is an American condition.

1:04.6

This is an American disease.

1:07.4

This has been one of the great mistakes of modern medicine.

1:11.0

That's David Kessler, who ran the Food and Drug Administration during the 1990s.

1:15.4

Surely you know the condition, the disease he's talking about.

1:20.0

President Obama discussed it.

1:21.9

This crisis is taking lives, destroying families, and shattering communities all across the country.

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