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Tag Archives: National Center for Health Statistics
U.S. Life Expectancy Decreased for Third Year
While life expectancy in most developed nations has moved steadily upward for decades, it's on a slow but steady decline in the U.S.
In the not so happy news of last year, U.S. life expectancy decreased once again, establishing a disturbing three-year trend. Close to two years ago SevenPonds reported that U.S. life expectancy had dropped to the lowest it had been in 20 years … Continue reading
Study Estimates Medical Error Is Third Leading Cause of Death in USA
A recent study from John Hopkins University urges systemic change to reduce medical error
Researchers at John Hopkins School of Medicine published a report in The BMJ earlier this month that estimates that preventable medical error is the third leading cause of death in the United States. Medical error includes surgical complications that go … Continue reading
