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Adam Cifu on the Case for Being a Medical Conservative
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Length:
74 minutes
Released:
Jul 1, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Physician and author Adam Cifu of the University of Chicago talks about being a medical conservative with EconTalk host Russ Roberts. Cifu encourages doctors to appreciate the complexity of medical care and the reality that many medical techniques advocated by experts are not always beneficial or cost-effective. The conversation explores the challenges of finding reliable evidence to support medical interventions and the inherent uncertainty surrounding outcomes.
Released:
Jul 1, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
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