Patrick Heagerty elected to the National Academy of Medicine
Patrick Heagerty, PhD, professor of biostatistics, is one of three UW School of Public Health faculty elected to the National Academy of Medicine today.
Center for Biomedical Statistics coordinates trial comparing the use of antibiotics instead of surgery for appendicitis
Treating appendicitis solely with antibiotics may be a good option for some people, but not others, according to results from the Comparing Outcomes of antibiotic Drugs and Appendectomy (CODA) Trial published recently in the New England Journal of Medicine.