Thomas Corriher says some common surgeries are done more to make a profit than to benefit the patient. Find out which ones.
According to the World Health Organization , the United States is ranked 38th in life expectancy , indicating that its standard medical practices are inferior to Cuba , South Korea , Costa Rica , Guadeloupe , Singapore , and 31 other nations. The U.S. system of medicine is only slightly superior to the Czech Republic and Slovenia , despite the U.S. spending approximately 16% of its total expenditures every year for health-related expenses. Standard medicine in the U.S. is the world’s most expensive , and yet it is among the least safe. Read more
