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The FDA Is Approving Drugs Without Evidence They Work (jacobin.com)

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Over the last several decades, the Food and Drug Administration has allowed pharma companies to sell hundreds of drugs to patients without adequate evidence that they work and, in many cases, with clear signs that they pose a risk of serious harm.

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[-] [email protected] 8 points 2 days ago

the problem with puberty blockers is that they have an explicit and verifiable use case. thats not what drugs are supposed to do! theyre supposed to do whatever you say they do!

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