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Do we really know why they died? The inaccuracy on death certificates.

Kenneth V. Iserson, MD, MBA
Physician
January 10, 2022

Despite protests from the medical community contained in multiple amicus curiae briefs, the Pennsylvania Superior Court recently ruled that the term “cause of death” on death certificates is ambiguous and should include any physician errors that contributed to the death — they were correct.

What they failed to consider was that, without an autopsy, the listed cause of death is often wrong, so using it to determine precipitating …

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Do we really know why they died? The inaccuracy on death certificates.

The fifth child: Succeeding with the COVID vaccination program

Kenneth V. Iserson, MD, MBA
Physician
May 14, 2021

How do people respond to a gift, especially if it is lifesaving? Pretty much as they would many millennia ago. Over the past five months, while helping inoculate about 100,000 people at one of Tucson, Arizona’s COVID vaccination centers, I was constantly reminded of Passover’s story of the four children. Each differs in personality, knowledge, and response to the ceremony.

Originating in Exodus and Deuteronomy, their descriptions mirror the people we …

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The fifth child: Succeeding with the COVID vaccination program

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