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S35 E2: "Random Acts of Medicine: The Hidden Forces That Sway Doctors, Impact Patients, and Shape Our Health" by Anupam B. Jena & Christopher Worsham

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The Impact of Random Characteristics and Logistics on Health Outcomes

This chapter explores the idea that more medical care is not always better and provides examples that demonstrate how less medical care can sometimes result in better outcomes, such as a strike by Israeli physicians and a study on cardiac care during major cardiology conferences.

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