[little jeremiah]

“20-50% of all U.S. healthcare activity is wasteful, harmful, or brings no benefit to the patient.”

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I’m sure it’s much larger, I’ve seen figures on iatrogenic deaths and it’s big. What to speak of iatrogenic harm.

[numberonepal]

For those in Rio Linda:

iatrogenic
/ī-ăt″rə-jĕn′ĭk/
adjective
Induced unintentionally in a patient by a physician. Used especially of an infection or other complication of treatment.