This happens to the tune of about 40,000 events every single day, with approximately 250,000 lives lost each year (about 1 in 10 patients), making it the third leading cause of death in the US. Worse, you don’t even need to be sick or do anything wrong to become a victim of this astonishing trend. STORY AT-A-GLANCE According to a 2011 Health Grades report, the … Continue reading Are Medical Mistakes the Leading Cause of Death in the US?