19. "mistakes by practitioners =/= faulty science" In response to In response to 9
There are systemic problems in the health care industry, but it has more to do with staffing and bureaucracy than the idea that the knowledge base of modern medicine is faulty.
Also, in regards to surgery, the system rewards volume. Which will naturally lead to problems.
Hospitals are constantly trying to implement ways to reduce sentinel events, but the economics of medicine works against them, and insurance companies cobtrol that.