Conventional medicine clearly kills more people than it saves

US has the most expensive health care in the world. In fact, the US spends more on health care than the next 10 biggest spenders COMBINED: Japan, Germany, France, China, the U.K., Italy, Canada, Brazil, Spain and Australia.  Despite that, the US RANKS LAST in health and mortality when compared with 17 other developed nations.

We may have one of the best systems for treating acute surgical emergencies, but the American medical system is an unmitigated failure at treating chronic illness.

Conventional medicine, which is focused on diagnostic tests, drugs, and surgical interventions for most ills, clearly kills more people than it saves. The lethality of the system is in part due to side effects, whether “expected” or not. But preventable errors also account for an absolutely staggering number of deaths.

According to the most recent research into the cost of medical mistakes in terms of lives lost, 210,000 Americans are killed by preventable hospital errors each year.

Part of the problem is linked to over testing and over treatment. And instead of dissuading patients from unnecessary interventions, the system rewards waste and incentivizes disease over health.

For the past two years, the American Board of Internal Medicine Foundation,  has released reports on the most overused tests and treatments that provide limited or no benefit to the patient, or worse, causes more harm than good.

Last year’s report warned doctors against using 45 tests, procedures and treatments. This year, another 90 tests and treatments were added to the list.
To learn more, browse through the Choosing Wisely web site,7 as they provide informative reports on a wide variety of medical specialties, tests, and procedures that may not be in your best interest.

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