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Hypochondria: Why medical students (and many others) worry about conditions they don't really have

Doctors see it all the time -- and sometimes experience it too. Hypochondria is when you're convinced you have a serious illness but actually don't. CBS News chief medical correspondent Dr. Jon LaPook talks with medical student Loren Galler Rabinowitz about how often this happens, and how to tell the difference.
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