Misdiagnosis

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Misdiagnosis is when a doctor diagnoses a patient with something they don't have. It is one of the causes of homeopathy-cured-my-cancer anecdotes.[1]

Malaria misdiagnosis is a problem in Asia and Africa.[2][3][4] In one study, out of 414 patients going to hospitals using clinical diagnosis, 412 were prescribed anti-malarial drugs, even though 413 tested negative for malaria.[2]

Alternative medicine promoters often claim that misdiagnosis (esp. of ADD/ADHD) is another way Big Pharma pushes its drugs on people.[5][6]

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