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A doctor told a 33 year old man he had the flu and sent him home with antibiotics. He died 24 hours later of undiagnosed pneumonia. The case was publicly investigated and the doctor cleared of negligence but the man's mother hounded the doctor mercilessly until he eventually committed suicide.
Source: summary of medical news story as reported by BBC News UK Edition
About: Doctor hounded to suicide after not diagnosing a man's pneumonia
Date: 31October 2001
Source: BBC News UK Edition
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