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9. Why Fridays May Be Dangerous for Your Health

9. Why Fridays May Be Dangerous for Your Health

Freakonomics, M.D.
19 min
1 Oct 21
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When researchers analyzed which day of the week most drug-safety alerts are released — and what it means for public health — they were stunned. So was Bapu Jena. He talks with them and a physician this week about the “Friday Effect,” a common problem with big repercussions for the safety of the medications.