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.2 replies 2 retweets 11 likes
No one is saying that 5,200 deaths due to medical error is not too many, but it is innumerate in the extreme to make or accept estimates as high as 36-57% of all hospital deaths (250-400K/yr).
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