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Re:Trials avoid high risk patients and underestimate drug harms by SoftTalker on Monday December 08, 2025 @04:35PM (#46197966)
And this just goes to reinforcing the beliefs of those who are skeptical of medical research. "Trust the science" is all well and good in theory except when the scientists are telling you a selective, cherry-picked story.
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Re:Trials avoid high risk patients and underestimate drug harms by venturecruelty on Monday December 08, 2025 @04:51PM (#46198153)
Strange how that line of thinking always winds up in places like "vaccines are bad" or "ivermectin cures COVID".
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Re:Trials avoid high risk patients and underestimate drug harms by vkou on Monday December 08, 2025 @06:49PM (#46199364)
It correctly observes that experts are not always right, and often incorrectly responds by turning to loud, persuasive quackery.
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Re:Trials avoid high risk patients and underestimate drug harms by OutOfHere on Monday December 08, 2025 @06:33PM (#46199188)
No relation (except in your winding mind).
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