“We are so lucky”

A lot has happened in the past week to cause me reflect on how lucky I am. In the history of the world, I must

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The PCI bias

From Mark Hlatky in NEJM, commenting on a the latest trial comparing the effectiveness of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI, or angioplasty/stenting) with coronary artery bypass grafting

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Preventive care and vaccine safety

This is a TIE-U post associated with Karoline Mortensen’s Introduction to Health Systems (UMD’s  HLSA 601, Fall 2012). For other posts in this series, see the course intro. This week

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Friday fun with Google

Try the following Google searches: askew do a barrel roll You’re welcome. Credits: Adrianna McIntyre, Brian. @afrakt 

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Reading list

The Economics of Child Well-Being, by Gabriella Conti and James J. Heckman (The National Bureau of Economic Research) This paper presents an integrated economic approach

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Conor Friedersdorf on Nate Silver

I’ve been following the current brouhaha about Nate Silver with interest, because it’s fascinating to me to watch people viscerally respond to probabilities. This is,

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Waiting for Medicare

From Affording to Wait: Medicare Initiation and the Use of Health Care, by Guy David, Phil Saynisch, Victoria Acevedo-Perez, and Mark Neuman: Our examination of

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