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Surgeon/scientist promoting science in medicine and exposing quackery. Editor of Science-Based Medicine. My opinions do NOT represent those of my employers.

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    David Gorski, MD, PhD‏Verified account @gorskon 1 Feb 2019

    David Gorski, MD, PhD Retweeted Arthur Allen

    Medical errors are NOT the third leading cause of death in the US. For that to be true, one-third to one-half of all hospital deaths would have to be due to medical errors. Damn, that lie just won't die, and even good reporters fall for it. That's why it's so insidious.https://twitter.com/ArthurAllen202/status/1090626493661802496 …

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    Arthur Allen @ArthurAllen202
    No good deed goes unpunished @chfloudas When RI docs try to report safety hazards in the ED EHRs, dept of Health punishes them. My story: https://politi.co/2B9nnAM 
    6:54 AM - 1 Feb 2019
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      2. Daniel Goldman‏ @alc_anthro 1 Feb 2019
        Replying to @gorskon

        Uh what? That's some fucked up logic. Yes; what is and isn't the leading cause of death depends on how we categorize and divide deaths, but where did you come up with the 50% figure?

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      3. The Blue Light Diet  ⚡️‏ @bluelightdiet 1 Feb 2019
        Replying to @alc_anthro @gorskon

        Yes exactly. And do people not die outside of hospitals?

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      2. Arthur Allen‏ @ArthurAllen202 1 Feb 2019
        Replying to @gorskon

        admittedly i did not spend any time reviewing this https://www.bmj.com/content/353/bmj.i2139 … before i stuck it in the story. realize this is a hugely gray and complex area, but --- suggestions on a more authoritative number/source?

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      3. Evander ☭ 🌷 🕯‏ @Hereditarian98 1 Feb 2019
        Replying to @ArthurAllen202 @gorskon

        https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/are-medical-errors-really-the-third-most-common-cause-of-death-in-the-u-s/ …

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      1. Psychiatry Capitalist Fraud‏ @CapitalistFraud 1 Feb 2019
        Replying to @gorskon

        Hello I'm raising awareness about psychiatry being a fraud and form of social control, we need real doctors to help blow the whistle, please help!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atsCp2SErog …

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      2. Matthew Loxton‏ @mloxton 1 Feb 2019
        Replying to @gorskon

        How do you figure that up to 50% of hospital deaths would have to be due to medical error for the overall to be the third leading cause?

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      3. Dr. Silva, J.P.  ☠️‏ @ertwro 17 Dec 2019
        Replying to @mloxton

        2.7 million deaths in America/year. 750.000 of them inside hospitals. Number in Johns Hopkins study: 250.000 - 400.000 deaths due to medical errors. (250k|400k)/750k And bob's your uncle. I'm not even American and I laugh at that study's analysis.

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      2. Tzed928 -- Get your damn vaccine!‏ @tzed928 1 Feb 2019
        Replying to @gorskon

        The Johns Hopkins study is nonsense ? It says they "extrapolated" total deaths from medical error. CDC figures say 160k from unintentional injuries, which would include deaths due to medical error.

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      3. Tzed928 -- Get your damn vaccine!‏ @tzed928 1 Feb 2019
        Replying to @tzed928 @gorskon

        I should note that my question about the Johns Hopkins study was more of a rhetorical one.

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      1. Karla Marks‏ @BittyChemiKillz 1 Feb 2019
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        I'd wager a bet that there are a lot of deaths due to a lack of access to medicine though. Do we even look into that?

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