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False Positives Traumatize Patients...If Clinicians Aren't Careful
False Positives Traumatize Patients...If Clinicians Aren't Careful
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Length:
30 minutes
Released:
Jan 19, 2022
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Podcast episode
Description
On January 1st, the New York Times ran a story about prenatal genetic tests that are "usually wrong" -- but they got it wrong. These are actually just tests to tell if someone is high risk. The real story is that clinicians are not communicating with patients about what these tests mean, causing confusion and trauma. This happens across medicine and we discuss how to avoid it.
Released:
Jan 19, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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