Aaron Hartman, MDFunctional Medicine Specialist | Clinical Researcher

The High Risk of Medical Errors

16 Jul 2025 · 0 min

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A short YouTube monologue by Aaron Hartman, MD arguing that medical errors are a leading cause of death (third most common) and emphasizing the critical need for accuracy in medical recommendations, prescriptions, and procedures. The speaker invites viewers to comment on perceived problems in the healthcare system for future discussion.

When I think about the third most common cause of death in our country is medical error. So all of a sudden, me getting it wrong, your doctor getting it wrong, wrong recommendations, wrong prescription, wrong surgery, all of a sudden, it's a big deal with your health. So we need. We gotta get this right, we gotta get these things right. And before we make recommendations or suggestions at a big level, we need to get these kind of things right. So if you have something you think we've got wrong, let me know. What do you think the healthcare system's got wrong? Is there an issue that you think that we should be discussing? Let us know below and we'll try to walk through some of the things like that. Take care.