Birdwatch Note Rating
2024-07-08 01:44:59 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 22FE7EC031FB205233781D7AE6DF47C443730020ADE21D421E88B233A006A9C1
Participant Details
Original Note:
Claims medical errors are a leading cause of death are false. The claim is from a 2016 analysis that combined a small number of studies from populations that were not representative of the population. The analysis made unsubstantiated connections between errors and deaths https://www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/critical-thinking-health/medical-error-not-third-leading-cause-death https://www.statnews.com/2016/05/09/medical-errors-deaths-bmj/
All Note Details