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Medical errors are the third leading cause of death. We like to imagine we’ve come a long way from treating ghosts in your blood with cocaine, but we haven’t.
by Consultant32452 5y ago
Medical errors are the third leading cause of death. We like to imagine we’ve come a long way from treating ghosts in your blood with cocaine, but we haven’t.
https://www.bmj.com/content/353/bmj.i2139 https://www.bmj.com/content/353/bmj.i2139
- gowld 5y agoThat's a very misleading summary. "Leading causes of death could be prevented by more perfect medical response" is a better summary.
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- teh_infallible 5y ago“Leading causes of death” being medical incompetence, which is the third largest cause of death in the US