Interesting Facts About the U.S.A

17th on 21  interesting Facts About the U.S.A: Medical errors are the 6th leading cause of the death in the U.S.

In fact, the study, from doctors at Johns Hopkins, suggests medical errors may kill more people than lower respiratory diseases like emphysema and bronchitis do. That would make these medical mistakes the third leading cause of death in the United States. That would place medical errors right behind heart disease and cancer.

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