A post about the statistical numbers that will allow you to make good decisions about medical interventions.
Numbers You Need to Know: Number Needed to Treat and Number Needed to Harm

A post about the statistical numbers that will allow you to make good decisions about medical interventions.
How claims of efficacy of medical marijuana are based on shaky evidence, but questioning the dogma of nedding to put it through clinical trials.
Medicines are a double-edged sword, causing adverse reactions as well as desired effects. Prescription decisions must be about risks versus rewards.
My story is one about how to be an informed medical consumer, even if it means standing up to your care provider.