Data from respected institutions and researchers show that the following things occur in the United States during each hour. ▪ Sixty-eight people die from heart disease, our number one cause of mortality for over 75 years. ▪ Sixty-five succumb to cancer, our number two killer during the same decades. ▪ Twenty-seven women are diagnosed with breast cancer, and 18 of them will get treatments that don’t work. Up to 46 people die due to medical mistakes. Nine people die because their care is not at the level considered best-performing. During the same hour, $319 million is spent on health care; $86 million of those funds are wasted. A recent research finding will make it .00067 percent of the way from “bench to bedside.” And a dangerous drug will cover .0023 percent of its journey to being pulled from the market. Read more here: miamiherald/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/article3940866.html#storylink=cpy
Posted on: Wed, 19 Nov 2014 18:39:58 +0000
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