Statistically, yes, emotionally? No. Like there are hands at poker it is logical to go all in on, that one would probably not go all in on if your life was at stake. You can theoretically always rebuild a bank roll.

But because it’s all numbers, books have been written about poker to help people intuitively understand what the odds mean, and how to play the odds over a game/career. Have similar books been written about medicine?

I actually disagree with you, yes, the numbers are the same, but the game theory is completely different.