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This article waslast modified on 10 July 2017.

William Kremer has written an interesting article in the BBC News Magazine with the title ‘Do doctors understand test results?’. It is based on a new book ‘Risk Savvy’ by controversial psychologist Gerd Gigerenzer that also deals with such topics as the risks of stock market crashes and of travelling by plane. Kremer’s article gives examples of the mistaken interpretation of screening test results that should interest both doctors and patients.