KevinMD April 2, 2025
Tomi Mitchell, MD

Health care is meant to heal, but what if it’s quietly doing the opposite? While we rely on medical professionals, hospitals, and treatments to keep us healthy, the system has hidden dangers that can put lives at risk. For every life saved, countless others are harmed due to systemic failures, personal oversight, or deep-rooted inequities.

This article will examine ten critical reasons why health care can become deadly and, more importantly, how to protect yourself and your loved ones. Each point is backed by research and real-life experiences, highlighting the complex ways in which health care can fail. Some of these will shock you, but number five might leave you speechless.

1. Providers don’t listen: the consequences of ignored voices

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