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... no one can expect a
physician to be infallible. Medicine
is, at its core, an uncertain science.
Every doctor makes mistakes in
diagnosis and treatment. But the
frequency of these mistakes, and
their severity can be reduced by
understanding how a doctor thinks
and how he or she can think better.
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Patients are awash in a sea of
statements about the link between
their emotions and their maladies.
For years I diverted or dismissed
their inquiries because I did not
know how to answer. Now my
response is formed by the lessons
taught to me by my patients and
the stirrings of serious science.