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VIP syndrome: why do the doctors to the stars make fatal mistakes?

10 mins | May 28, 2017

Celebrities from Elvis Presley to Michael Jackson and Prince have been victims of treatment by star-struck doctors. What is VIP syndrome and just how deadly can it be when doctors are struck by it? Rory Carroll writing in The Guardian finds out.

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