Johns Hopkins study suggests medical errors are 3rd-leading cause of death in US

Re:Johns Hopkins study suggests medical errors are 3rd-leadi... by throwaway1909 on Friday March 02, 2018 @12:12PM (#16503478)

Whoa there. Pretty impressive accusation as you're describing malpractice. Why don't you cite a source or two?

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Re:Johns Hopkins study suggests medical errors are 3rd-leadi... by manjushri on Friday March 02, 2018 @04:46PM (#16506050)

Doctor who ordered unnecessary heart surgery and risky tests jailed for 20 years

Dr Harry Persaud of Ohio made more than $7m from health insurance fraud while abusing patients’ ‘sacred trust’, says FBI

Moreland Hills doctors performed unnecessary tests, illegally prescribed drugs, feds say

The $395 billion US pharmaceutical industry spent $5.2 billion on advertising prescription drugs directly to consumers in 2015

Every $1.00 spent advertising prescription drugs is estimated to increase their retail sales by $4.20

Doctors received more than $46 million from drug companies marketing opioids

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