‘Medical errors are the third leading cause of death’ and other statistics you should question
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“Warning: Your Hospital May Kill You and They Won’t Report It” “Medical error is the third leading cause of death in the U.S.
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The common causes of death in the United States in 2013 (credit: BMJ) Medical error is the third leading cause of death in the U.
Last week the BMJ reported that annually, there are 251,000 hospital deaths due to preventable medical errors in the US. There’s…