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Medical Errors is a top-3 cause of death in the USA
- forgotmypw 7y agoI've long believed that if you engage the medical system without being ready to question every decision and action-- or having someone on your side to do it for you-- you're playing a dangerous game.
- SHAKEDECADE 7y agoI would love to see their numbers but the site’s login/paywall is, well, a wall.
- throw_away 7y agoHere is the full article: https://www.bmj.com/content/353/bmj.i2139 https://www.bmj.com/content/353/bmj.i2139 (which you can get by hitting PDF, even though this isn't a PDF)
- rasz 7y agohttps://twitter.com/billgates/status/1138520780042465280 https://twitter.com/billgates/status/1138520780042465280 https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/products/databriefs/db328.htm#fig4 https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/products/databriefs/db328.htm#fig4