In a previous post, The Politics of Measurement: Miscalculating Public Health , I wrote of the risk that drug companies will convince us that we are at risk for everything, so that we take many expensive meds to ward off disease. The money that is spent on drugs might do more for our health, I argued, if spent [...]
Miscalculating Public Health: A Response on Statins and More
June 3rd, 2008 · 2 Comments · Politics and Policy
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