Something that I think people would benefit from understanding: epidemiology is OFTEN counter-intuitive You can't just trust common sense, because it'll lead you astray!
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Turns out that actually, population screening has harms, tests aren't perfect, and if you screen everyone even if they have a low risk of disease you often end up harming more than you help!
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There are countless examples of this, which is why you can't just assume that something works - you have to test it first Otherwise, you're just flying blind
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Please keep going with the counterintuitives!
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