Dear Doctor: I’m confused by absolute vs relative risk numbers when it comes to treating heart disease

Understanding worsening risks in a medical context can be challenging because advertisements often talk about relative risks, ...
The Vindicator

Explaining the increase in risk with certain drugs

Could you please explain the percentages that are given when a study indicates an increase for a particular risk? For example, say a person with mild coronary artery disease is at an increased risk of ...
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Is Relative Risk Reduction a Useful Measure for Patients or Families Who Must Choose a Method of Treatment?

IN THIS issue of the Journal of Clinical Oncology, Chao et al 1 report the results of a study that examined the impact of using four different risk/benefit measures when communicating survival ...
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VERIFY: The two ways to calculate how much your risk is reduced by getting the COVID vaccines

WASHINGTON — By now we've all heard that the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine has an efficacy rate of 95%, Moderna of 94%, and Johnson & Johnson about 66%; what you may not have known is that rate's technical ...
TCTMD

Evolocumab Cuts MACE Risk in Stented Patients Without Prior MI: VESALIUS-CV

In this high-risk population, those who had a prior PCI had higher event rates but benefited from aggressive LDL-lowering.
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VERIFY: The two ways to calculate how much your risk is reduced by getting the COVID vaccines

WASHINGTON — By now we've all heard that the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine has an efficacy rate of 95%, Moderna of 94%, and Johnson & Johnson about 66%; what you may not have known is that rate's technical ...