Marty Makary

I always talk about the example of you put the Waymos or the autonomous cars on the road,

They cut down on fatalities by 95%.

They cut down on fatalities by 95%.

But as soon as one person gets killed by a Waymo, the media goes crazy and says these autonomous cars are killing people.

But as soon as one person gets killed by a Waymo, the media goes crazy and says these autonomous cars are killing people.

And this begs the question about the understanding of safety and risk versus the benefit that can accrue.

And this begs the question about the understanding of safety and risk versus the benefit that can accrue.

I was sharing with you about a family member who had to wait a long time to get a certain therapeutic.

I was sharing with you about a family member who had to wait a long time to get a certain therapeutic.

And I was thinking about the thousands of people that died in that same period of time.

And I was thinking about the thousands of people that died in that same period of time.

Fortunately, he was able to get the therapeutic, but all the people that died because they couldn't get access to this drug.

Fortunately, he was able to get the therapeutic, but all the people that died because they couldn't get access to this drug.

How do we convey to the general population the idea that speed matters in saving lives and this question about absolute safety and absolute risk around drug approval?

How do we convey to the general population the idea that speed matters in saving lives and this question about absolute safety and absolute risk around drug approval?

This is really important when you talk about risk to a general audience.

This is really important when you talk about risk to a general audience.

How do you convey that second order effect?

How do you convey that second order effect?

So I want to give a flip side to this.