The power of diagnosis
Diagnosis is one of medicine's principle tools. It explains what's going on, gives treatment options, provides a prognosis, and much more.
Professor Annemarie Jutel, Graduate School of Nursing, Midwifery and Health, and Bronwyn Thompson from the University of Otago talked with Kathryn Ryan of RNZ about the history, power and limitations of diagnosis.
See the RNZ website for the full story and to listen to the discussion.