Joe Rogan Experience #2573 - Legion of Skanks · Aired Oct 30, 2026
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Malpractice or operative mishaps rank third among causes of death in the United States.
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The BMJ paper made an extrapolated estimate for broadly defined medical error, not malpractice or surgical mishaps alone, and its method and ranking have been strongly criticized. This does not establish a settled third-place national cause-of-death ranking for malpractice or operations.
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Is it true that Malpractice or operative mishaps rank third among causes of death in the United States?
Partly. The claim stretches what the evidence shows. The BMJ paper made an extrapolated estimate for broadly defined medical error, not malpractice or surgical mishaps alone, and its method and ranking have been strongly criticized. This does not establish a settled third-place national cause-of-death ranking for malpractice or operations. It was said on Joe Rogan Experience #2573 - Legion of Skanks, aired Oct 30, 2026, at 2:23. We haven't independently confirmed who said it. The supporting source is bmj.com, linked below.
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