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Stephanie Gardiner

Doctor's 'deep regret' in misdiagnosing Indigenous man

Ricky Hampson Jr died less than 24 hours after leaving a NSW regional hospital. (HANDOUT/FAMILY)

An emergency doctor has admitted "cognitive bias" led to an Indigenous man being wrongly diagnosed with a drug-related condition, rather than the ruptured stomach ulcers that ultimately killed him.

Ricky Hampson Jr, 36, died from perforated duodenal ulcers on August 16, 2021, less than 24 hours after being discharged from Dubbo hospital, in western NSW.

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