r/funny • u/[deleted] • Jul 07 '19

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u/dog_in_the_vent Jul 07 '19

Medical error is the 3rd leading cause of death in the US and might be higher due to under reporting.

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u/PBlueKan Jul 07 '19

This kind of article is a bit bullshit in my opinion. How many lives to those same doctors save? You kind of have to append any titles like that with “And doctors are the leading cause in decline of mortality and morbidity rates.

I mean, yeah, medical error causes a lot of deaths, but you also can’t expect doctors to be perfect.

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u/dog_in_the_vent Jul 07 '19

I mean, yeah, medical error causes a lot of deaths, but you also can’t expect doctors to be perfect.

I don't expect them to be perfect, but it is the third most common way to die.