One study was blunt:
“Treatment of fever is common in the ICU setting and likely related to standard dogma rather than evidence-based practice.”
Why does this happen? If fevers are beneficial, why do we fight them so universally?
Well, fevers hurt. And people don’t want to hurt.
It may be rational to want a fever if you have an infection. But it’s not reasonable.
That philosophy—aiming to be reasonable instead of rational—is one more people should consider when making decisions with their money.
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