[EEGator]

250,000 per year due to medical mistakes and negligence.

I guess we should lockdown society forever...

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/02/22/medical-errors-third-leading-cause-of-death-in-america.html

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28186008/

https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/news/media/releases/study_suggests_medical_errors_now_third_leading_cause_of_death_in_the_us

[escapefromboston]

I wonder what the numbers for medical malpractice were during covid ? If there was a huge drop off than that would be pretty suspicious.

[gloryblaze]

Yup. Spending some time researching that topic will be quite the education. And remember: these are the ones that didn’t get away.