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Why Doctors Follow the Crowd — And How to Protect Your Own Thinking - EP121
Doctors are not immune to fear. They are not immune to social pressure, groupthink, or the institutional conditioning that makes saying yes easier than saying wait. Understanding how that happens — and what it costs patients — is something every person who interacts with the medical system needs to think through.
Dr. Ana Lara steps back from clinical content to address a question she can't stop thinking about: why were so many physicians so easily influenced during the COVID era, and what does the psychology behind that mean for patients navigating the healthcare system today and in the…
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