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This has been common knowledge for some time, but as with everything else in western medicine its "research evidence or bust".
by jamisteven 9y ago
This has been common knowledge for some time, but as with everything else in western medicine its "research evidence or bust".
- nradov 9y agoMany things that were once "common knowledge" are now known to be false. That's why modern evidence-based medicine is increasingly effective and offers the only viable path forward. But it also makes me wonder what things we currently consider to be common knowledge today will be as thoroughly debunked as bloodletting 100 years from now.
- squiggleblaz 9y agoBloodletting has been an important and scientifically verified part of my father and aunt's medical treatment due to an excess absorption of iron (haemochromotosis). Also some people find leaches useful for cleaning wounds. Common knowledge is like a common cold. You just don't want it.