It's Bigger Than AIDS; It's Bigger Than Breast Cancer; It's Bigger Than Auto Accidents

Brooks Schuelke

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"It's bigger than AIDS. It's bigger than breast cancer. It's bigger than auto accidents. And yet no one seems to really be aware of the problem."

That's a quote from Dennis Quaid talking about medical errors. Over 100,000 people a year are killed by medical errors, but the public doesn't seem to know about the problem. Though his twins are doing fine after their well publicized experience with medical malpractice, Dennis Quaid wants to publicize the problem that is taking needless lives. One of his first attempts to spread the word was his weekend interview with 60 minutes, where the Quaids discussed their ordeal. You can watch the entire story below: