Bad Medicine, Part 1: The Story of 98.6 (Rebroadcast)
Freakonomics Radio
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The Consequences of Stenting for Stable Coronary Angina
The rate of inappropriate stenting, Prasad says, is still way too high. In 2007, a well done study showed that it actually didn't improve survival and didn't decrease heart attacks. As Prasad makes clear, there is a long, long list of medical treatments that don't stand up to empirical scrutiny.
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