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Recent Examples of misdiagnose
Four years ago, when Academy Award winning actor Halle Berry first experienced symptoms of perimenopause, her doctor misdiagnosed her in kind of, sort of a big, big way.
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Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
Inaccurate blood pressure readings can lead to healthcare providers misdiagnosing a condition, unnecessarily prescribing medications, or missing a health problem altogether.
—Alyssa Hui-Anderson, Verywell Health, 17 Oct. 2024
As annual cases continue to rise, local health officers have sought to increase awareness of the disease and its symptoms, which are often misdiagnosed.
—Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2024
At the hospital, Paige was initially misdiagnosed with pink eye and strep throat.
—Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 11 Sep. 2024
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Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
Inaccurate blood pressure readings can lead to healthcare providers misdiagnosing a condition, unnecessarily prescribing medications, or missing a health problem altogether.
—Alyssa Hui-Anderson, Verywell Health, 17 Oct. 2024
As annual cases continue to rise, local health officers have sought to increase awareness of the disease and its symptoms, which are often misdiagnosed.
—Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2024
At the hospital, Paige was initially misdiagnosed with pink eye and strep throat.
—Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 11 Sep. 2024
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“Misdiagnose.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misdiagnose. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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