If medical error were considered a disease, a new study has found, it would be the third leading cause of death in the United States.
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Medical Errors May Cause Over 250,000 Deaths a Year
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Well: More Overdose Deaths from Anxiety Drugs
Overdose deaths involving anti-anxiety drugs like Valium and Xanax are on the rise, with more than a fourfold increase between 1996 and 2013, a new study says.
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Cleaner Air Linked to Fewer Deaths
Air quality has improved dramatically in recent years, and researchers in North Carolina have found an associated decline in rates of death from respiratory disease.
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Antiviral Drugs Cut Flu Deaths, Study Finds
Tamiflu and its siblings reduced the mortality rate in hospitalized patients by as much as 50 percent, researchers say.
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Well: Antiviral Drugs Cut Flu Deaths, Study Finds
Tamiflu and its siblings reduced the mortality rate in hospitalized patients by as much as 50 percent, researchers say.
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