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Jiro comments on Open Thread Feb 22 - Feb 28, 2016 - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: Lumifer 28 February 2016 11:44:20PM 1 point [-]

doctors are very good at general health

What does "general health" mean? Doctors are not good at keeping people healthy and each failure of health is specific, not "general".

Comment author: Jiro 29 February 2016 03:17:39AM *  0 points [-]

"General health" is a health intervention which would, if followed, mean that a relatively large number of patients' lives would be improved over how they are now.

Comment author: Lumifer 29 February 2016 03:49:34PM 0 points [-]

"General health" is a health intervention

8-0 I am more confused...