A new research study recently published in the BMJ claims that medical error is the third leading cause of death in America. It is third only to heart disease and cancer. Most of the major news outlets are sensationalizing this report.
A few headlines are even slowly starting to replace the phrase “medical error” with “doctor error.” Some comments I noted on social media include, “Medical errors kill eight times as many people as car accidents and five times as many people as suicide,” and “This makes a trip to the hospital even scarier.” Another stated, “Go to the doctor when you’re sick in the hopes of getting better, and you might end up dead, instead.”
Doctors are now deemed responsible for nearly 2.6 million American deaths every year.
And I object!
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