[Article] “How many lives does a doctor save? (Part 2)” by Gregory Lewis

Is medicine the most promising career path if you want to do good? This series of posts examines the impact of being a doctor in terms of saving lives.

Narrated by AI.

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Outline:

(03:58) Confounding and causation

(05:27) The real number is almost surely lower

(07:23) How my chequebook beat my stethoscope

(11:02) How many lives does a doctor save? (Part 3)

(11:14) Learn more:

The original text contained 8 footnotes which were omitted from this narration.

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First published:
July 21st, 2023

Source:
https://80000hours.org/articles/how-many-lives-does-a-doctor-save-part-2

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