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No it does not. This is widely spread but still misinformation. https://www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/critical-thinking-health/medical-error-not-third-leading-caus
by dpark 6mo ago
No it does not. This is widely spread but still misinformation.
https://www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/critical-thinking-health/medical-error-not-third-leading-cause-death https://www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/critical-thinking-health/m...
https://healthjournalism.org/blog/2023/07/medical-errors-are-the-third-leading-cause-of-death-and-other-statistics-you-should-question/ https://healthjournalism.org/blog/2023/07/medical-errors-are...
- Defenestresque 6mo agoI've been guilty of repeating this claim on the basis of not fully reading the original analyses. Thank you for your sources and a reminder to stay humble about what you might think you know.