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The Non-Negotiable Cost of Drugs

In the past several months the “war on drugs” has intensified. But the war is no longer defined as an offensive against illegal narcotics, but one against pharmaceutical companies and the increasing costs of specialty drugs. With the donkeys, elephants, and other political animals gearing up for the 2016 electoral stampede, it seems that each […]

How do we know when medical treatments will do more harm than good?

We all know that most medical treatments have potential side effects, some more than others of course. But it can be difficult to break down and conceptualize the numbers as far as determining if certain therapies will do more harm than good. That’s where Number Needed to Treat, or N.N.T. and Number Needed to Harm N.N.H. […]