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Medical errors in the U.S. are extremely high, leading patients to constantly receive mistreatment, misdiagnoses and even die while under care of doctors. In a 2016 Johns Hopkins study, human medical errors resulted in more than 210,000 deaths a year. Before the Covid pandemic struck, CNBC reported that medical errors were the third leading cause of death in America. CNBC also states that the number of deaths a year could be as high as 440,000.

Johns Hopkins also found in 2015 that hospitals may sicken many by withholding food and sleep.

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Study Suggests Medical Errors Now Third Leading Cause of Death in the U.S. (John Hopkins Medicine, 5-3-16)

This was information released before the Covid 19 pandemic, but it is still pretty devastating.

Hospitals May Sicken Many by Withholding Food and Sleep (John Hopkins Medicine, 10-6-15)

Medical Errors and Cause of Death (STAT, 8-4-21)

The third-leading cause of death in US most doctors don’t want you to know about (CNBC, 2-22-18)

Americans’ Experiences with Medical Errors and Views on Patient Safety (Institute for Healthcare Improvement, 9-28-17)