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Re:US health system ranks last compared with peer nations, r... by HDThoreaun on Thursday September 19, 2024 @05:59PM (#41596808)
On the other hand doctors on the US prescribe far too many tests. These tests are generally set to have a 5% false positive rate so if you prescribe 14 tests you’re more likely than not to get a false positive. From talking to doctors it seems extremely common for something like that to happen and it’s always a headache when it does.

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