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> how much new medical research is just hype nonsense There are actual rules in medicine about the devices, medicines, and procedures you can and can’t use. Yo
by yunwal 2y ago
> how much new medical research is just hype nonsense
There are actual rules in medicine about the devices, medicines, and procedures you can and can’t use. You can’t just have a doctor use a device or medicine that hasn’t been proven to be as good or better than the existing standard of care (unless you’re specifically participating in a clinical trial). So the amount of BS you can get away with is limited in that way.
However, medical providers are also under a lot more financial stress than most startups, and less constrained by market pressures, so there’s a lot more incentive for straight up corruption (e.g. ordering unnecessary expensive tests).