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by kelnos 61 days ago
> In the United States, medical malpractice is the third leading cause of death.

No it's not; this claim comes from a flawed study that even the BMJ's then-editor-in-chief has admitted was poorly researched. And even if the numbers were accurate, the number is for medical errors, not malpractice. It's an important distinction that matters to your point.