Note: This is being republished, with permission, under a Creative Commons license. See the original ProPublica page and comments. by Marshall Allen ProPublica, Sep. 19, 2013, 10:03 a.m.by Charles Ornstein and Lena Groeger, ProPublicaby Dan Nguyen, Charles Ornstein and Tracy Weber, ProPublica by Robin Fields, Al Shaw and Jennifer LaFleur, ProPublica It seems that every time researchers estimate how often a medical mistake contributes to a hospital patient’s death, the numbers come out worse. In … Continue reading How Many Die From Medical Mistakes in U.S. Hospitals?