In the past 48hrs, the USA horrifically lost 34 people to mass shootings. On average, across any 48hrs, we also lose… 500 to Medical errors 300 to the Flu 250 to Suicide 200 to Car Accidents 40 to Homicide via Handgun Often our emotions respond more to spectacle than to data.
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Replying to @neiltyson
Not only is this incorrect (the medical errors figure is a common myth), it's also a ridiculously absurd piece of whataboutism We can care about more than one thing, Neil
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Replying to @GidMK @neiltyson
A good explainer of the medical errors myth from
@gorskon https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/are-medical-errors-really-the-third-most-common-cause-of-death-in-the-u-s-2019-edition/ …5 replies 23 retweets 385 likes -
I love the honesty here and yet also the legit call out to
#fakefacts great read, thanks2 replies 0 retweets 74 likes -
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Also, as @MarkHoofnagle will tell you, the definition of what constitutes a medical error matters—a lot. Most complications, whether they lead to death or not, are not due to error, nor are most potentially preventable due to error.
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