Traditional warning labels on medicine boxes tend to be long on confusing language, critics say, but short on helpful numbers. iStockphoto hide caption
Risk And Reason An All Things Considered series that explores how well we understand and act on probabilities.
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Risk And Reason
An All Things Considered series exploring how well we understand and act on probabilities.
When weighing the risk of heart disease, how the numbers are presented to patients can make all the difference. iStockphoto hide caption
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Brian Zikmund-Fisher with his wife, Naomi, and daughter, Eve, in 1999, after he had a bone marrow transplant. He says he made the decision to have the treatment based on factors he couldn't quantify. Courtesy of Brian Zikmund-Fisher hide caption