[ExI] statins again

[William Flynn Wallace]

Fun and games with statistics - note 25% versus 1.3%  below.  Also note -
only those with diagnosed heart disease got any help from statins, and that
was not very much.  Yet the interpretation by many was that everyone
elderly should be on a statin.  Sad.  bill w


https://www.peoplespharmacy.com/2019/02/07/statins-for-older-people-a-new-study-is-wildly-misinterpreted/?utm_source=The+People%27s+Pharmacy+Newsletter&utm_campaign=4fc829ed41-MC_D_2019-02-08%26subscriber%3D1&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_7300006d3c-4fc829ed41-214968749&goal=0_7300006d3c-4fc829ed41-214968749&mc_cid=4fc829ed41&mc_eid=b9c6f5005a
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