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The Reith Lectures

Dr Atul Gawande - The Future of Medicine

Episode 1: Why Do Doctors Fail?

Duration: 42 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

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Surgeon and writer Dr Atul Gawande explores the nature of fallibility and suggests that preventing avoidable mistakes is a key challenge for the future of medicine. Show more

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