This common factoid isn't actually true. The real number is almost certainly less than 10,000 people even with a generous definition, and probably closer to a f

This common factoid isn't actually true. The real number is almost certainly less than 10,000 people even with a generous definition, and probably closer to a few hundred annually. Further reading: https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/are-medical-errors-really-the-third-most-common-cause-of-death-in-the-u-s-2019-edition/ https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/are-medical-errors-really-t... Takeaway: > (1) [Adverse Effects of Medical Treatment] are not uncommon; (2) the vast majority of AEMTs that occur in patients who die aren’t the primary cause of death; (3) only a relatively small fraction of AEMTs are due to misadventure or medical error; and (4) population-adjusted AEMT rates have been slowly decreasing