Comments for Making Medical Decisions http://www.makingmedicaldecisions.com The blog for the forthcoming book "Medical Decision Making: A Physician's Guide" by Alan Schwartz and George Bergus (Cambridge University Press, 2008) Wed, 04 May 2011 01:39:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Comment on Decisões Médicas Baseadas em Evidências by Greg M http://www.makingmedicaldecisions.com/2010/dmbe/comment-page-1/#comment-9887 Greg M Wed, 04 May 2011 01:39:10 +0000 http://www.makingmedicaldecisions.com/?p=74#comment-9887 Congrats! Congrats!

]]> Comment on Internet-based decision aids and a new blog by Alan Schwartz http://www.makingmedicaldecisions.com/2009/internet-based-decision-aids-and-a-new-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-9753 Alan Schwartz Fri, 22 Apr 2011 16:47:11 +0000 http://www.makingmedicaldecisions.com/?p=59#comment-9753 Thanks, Peep, that's a great link. Thanks, Peep, that’s a great link.

]]> Comment on Internet-based decision aids and a new blog by Stalmeier http://www.makingmedicaldecisions.com/2009/internet-based-decision-aids-and-a-new-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-9323 Stalmeier Mon, 21 Mar 2011 22:21:47 +0000 http://www.makingmedicaldecisions.com/?p=59#comment-9323 If you like internet decision aids, you may like this: www.thedecisionaidcollection.nl is a multilingual comprehensive collection of decision aids to empower mankind. If you like internet decision aids, you may like this: http://www.thedecisionaidcollection.nl is a multilingual comprehensive collection of decision aids to empower mankind.

]]> Comment on Helping students unlock the mysteries of Bayes by Alan Schwartz http://www.makingmedicaldecisions.com/2009/helping-students-unlock-the-mysteries-of-bayes/comment-page-1/#comment-7913 Alan Schwartz Sat, 20 Nov 2010 05:32:25 +0000 http://www.makingmedicaldecisions.com/?p=65#comment-7913 Thanks. I've updated the link. Thanks. I’ve updated the link.

]]> Comment on Helping students unlock the mysteries of Bayes by Student http://www.makingmedicaldecisions.com/2009/helping-students-unlock-the-mysteries-of-bayes/comment-page-1/#comment-7829 Student Sat, 06 Nov 2010 13:12:47 +0000 http://www.makingmedicaldecisions.com/?p=65#comment-7829 The link above is dead. Here's a direct link to the pdf itself: http://www.mpib-berlin.mpg.de/en/institut/dok/full/martignon/kssbimbri/kssbimbri.pdf The link above is dead. Here’s a direct link to the pdf itself: http://www.mpib-berlin.mpg.de/en/institut/dok/full/martignon/kssbimbri/kssbimbri.pdf

]]> Comment on Helping students unlock the mysteries of Bayes by Teresa http://www.makingmedicaldecisions.com/2009/helping-students-unlock-the-mysteries-of-bayes/comment-page-1/#comment-6350 Teresa Tue, 02 Mar 2010 22:43:16 +0000 http://www.makingmedicaldecisions.com/?p=65#comment-6350 Very nice suggestion! We are all subject to fallacies and biases, but sugesting ways to helo it is both helpful and give scientists ideas on the origin of the biases Very nice suggestion! We are all subject to fallacies and biases, but sugesting ways to helo it is both helpful and give scientists ideas on the origin of the biases

]]> Comment on Vaccines and evidence by Alan Schwartz http://www.makingmedicaldecisions.com/2008/vaccines-and-evidence/comment-page-1/#comment-5960 Alan Schwartz Wed, 03 Feb 2010 21:23:07 +0000 http://www.makingmedicaldecisions.com/2008/vaccines-and-evidence/#comment-5960 And, just to resurrect this old post, Lancet today <a href="http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2010/02/lancet_wakefield_autism_mmr_au.html" rel="nofollow">retracted the 1998 Wakefield article purporting to link vaccines and autism</a>. And, just to resurrect this old post, Lancet today retracted the 1998 Wakefield article purporting to link vaccines and autism.

]]> Comment on Review in Annals of Internal Medicine by Cleo Pappas http://www.makingmedicaldecisions.com/2009/review-in-annals-of-internal-medicine/comment-page-1/#comment-5266 Cleo Pappas Mon, 07 Dec 2009 15:25:19 +0000 http://www.makingmedicaldecisions.com/?p=72#comment-5266 Hooah!!! Hooah!!!

]]> Comment on Lessons outside health care by Bob Harris http://www.makingmedicaldecisions.com/2009/lessons-outside-health-care/comment-page-1/#comment-5130 Bob Harris Fri, 23 Oct 2009 21:21:47 +0000 http://www.makingmedicaldecisions.com/?p=50#comment-5130 When you think about health reform think about this. I live in the UK where healthcare is free to all, however illegal immigration has put such a strain on the system that government spending has nearly doubled and our taxes just keep going up as a result. Drug makers can charge what they want because it is an open ended commitment and we have no choice but to pay. There are no caps, but people die waiting for treatment When you think about health reform think about this. I live in the UK where healthcare is free to all, however illegal immigration has put such a strain on the system that government spending has nearly doubled and our taxes just keep going up as a result. Drug makers can charge what they want because it is an open ended commitment and we have no choice but to pay. There are no caps, but people die waiting for treatment

]]> Comment on GUT decision-making by sameena shah http://www.makingmedicaldecisions.com/2008/gut-decision-making/comment-page-1/#comment-4040 sameena shah Tue, 28 Jul 2009 17:51:51 +0000 http://www.makingmedicaldecisions.com/2008/gut-decision-making/#comment-4040 My 3 words for making medical decision making are: Patient-centered safe Holistic My 3 words for making medical decision making are:

Patient-centered

safe

Holistic

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