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Why Fridays May Be Dangerous for Your Health (Ep. 9 Replay)

Freakonomics, M.D.

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Drug Safety Alerts Are More Common on a Friday Than Any Other Day

If the safety alert was published on any other week day, it reduced drug related debts by 22 to 36 %. The net effect is that it takes months longer for the information to disseminate among health care professionals and the public. If people are paying less attention to these events, maybe they could have imbligations on public health.

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