Doctors Are The 3rd Leading Cause of Death in the US: 225,000 Deaths/Year

In July of 2000 there was a great article in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) , one of the best articles ever written in the published literature documenting the tragedy of the traditional medical paradigm.

This information was published in JAMA which is the most widely circulated medical periodical in the world.

The author of the article is Dr. Barbara Starfield of the Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health and she describes how the US health care system may contribute to medical mistakes and poor health.

DEATHS PER YEAR:
12,000 - unnecessary surgery (8)
7,000 - medication errors in hospitals (9)
20,000 - other errors in hospitals (10)
80,000 - infections in hospitals (10)
106,000 - non-error, negative effects of drugs

This is a total of 225,000 deaths per year from a physician's activity, manner, or therapy.

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Awesome!

That monopolistic racket needs to be busted up to smithereens!

Doctors Are The 3rd Leading Cause of Death in the US: 225,000 Deaths/Year

Doctors Are The 3rd Leading Cause of Death in the US: 225,000 Deaths/Year

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