There were a total of 3.35 million deaths in the United States in 2020.
The leading cause of death was heart disease, with 690,000 deaths.
The second leading cause was cancer, with 599,000 deaths.
And the third leading cause?
Iatrogenic death – literally death by healer – causing approximately 400,000 hospital deaths.
(The Covid death toll in the United States in 2020 was 345,000.)
Michael Saks and Stephan Landsman have written a remarkable new book that takes a deep dive into iatrogenic injury and death.
It’s called Closing Death’s Door: Legal Innovations to End the Epidemic of Healthcare Harm (Oxford University Press, 2021).
— source corporatecrimereporter.com | Michael Saks | Jun 28, 2021