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bullshit. what about those killed by stopattack? there should at least be 3 distinct effects related to the medication: no effect, positive effect, negative eff
by yawboakye 4y ago
bullshit. what about those killed by stopattack? there should at least be 3 distinct effects related to the medication: no effect, positive effect, negative effect. somehow the potential negative effect of the medication is gladly overlooked.
- nickprins 4y agoThere is a corresponding measure - number needed to harm (NNH). https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Number_needed_to_harm https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Number_needed_to_harm TheNNT also highlights treatments where the evidence for benefit isn’t clear (or controversial), e.g. thrombolytics in stroke. https://www.thennt.com/nnt/thrombolytics-for-stroke/ https://www.thennt.com/nnt/thrombolytics-for-stroke/
- yawboakye 4y agoit shouldn’t be a separate quantity. we should they should be discussed cumulatively at all times.