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Comment by emodendroket

3 years ago

Yes, and the FDA often does get pressured into approving treatments of dubious efficacy: https://arstechnica.com/science/2021/06/a-disgraceful-decisi...

It's easy to understand the logic of desperate patients who will try anything but it doesn't seem right to allow manufacturers to profit hand over fist selling treatments that may not even do anything, or worse, outright cause harm.

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