Medical Mysteries - Misdiagnosed

20 True Cases of Medical Errors, Overlooked Clues, and Lives in Jeopardy

A missed clue. A wrong diagnosis. Sometimes the greatest danger comes not from illness itself, but from human error.

In Medical Mysteries – Misdiagnosed, bestselling author Dean Lawton explores 20 real-life cases where patients suffered, struggled, and sometimes triumphed despite catastrophic medical mistakes. From wrong-leg amputations to deadly missed infections, these gripping true stories reveal the razor-thin margin between life and death when critical details are overlooked.

• How did a man survive months of unnecessary cancer treatments he never needed?

• What caused a young boy’s "asthma" to spiral into a life-threatening heart emergency?

• Why are women’s neurological symptoms so often misread as psychological?

• And how can one tiny oversight in an emergency room set off a fatal chain reaction?

These unforgettable cases expose the vulnerabilities in even the most trusted medical systems—and show how resilience and persistence can sometimes rewrite a patient’s fate.
Perfect for fans of true medical mysteries, real-life survival stories, and investigations into how small mistakes can have massive consequences.

Sometimes the diagnosis is just the beginning of the real danger.