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Weaponizing uncertainty in science and in public health puts people in harm’s way
You have full access to this article via your institution. Head of the US Food and Drugs Administration Marty Makary
Evolution of drug-resistant ovarian-cancer clones tracked in patients
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What happens if pregnant women stop taking Tylenol?
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Retractions can reshape scientists’ careers in unexpected ways
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