Here are 2 fundamental problems with the existing medical system;
1) the public directly fund the majority of medical research but outsource control of the studies, and ownership of the outputs;
https://www.tni.org/en/podcast/why-we-need-to-break-big-pharmas-power-before-the-next-pandemic-hits
2) companies selling medical products are allowed to conduct their own studies on safety and efficacy in private. So they can cherry-pick which ones to publish based on what makes their products look good, and bury the rest;
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