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When doctors don't know what's wrong

Unexplainable by Vox

Jul 15, 202632:21Science & Medicine

A 2015 review found that most people in the US will experience a diagnostic error in their lifetime. Some of those errors are less devastating than others, but how can we help people get better answers about their health...

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When doctors don't know what's wrong is an episode from Unexplainable by Vox. A 2015 review found that most people in the US will experience a diagnostic error in their lifetime. Some of those errors are less devastating than others, but ho...

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Published Jul 15, 2026, 32:21 long, audio available.

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