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Medical journal The Lancet blasts RFK Jr.’s health work as a failure (arstechnica.com)
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“The destruction that Kennedy has wrought in one year might take generations to repair, and there is little hope for US health and science while he remains at the helm,” the journal’s editorial board wrote in its latest issue.

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[–] xep@discuss.online 1 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

The entire profession is also captured by the pharmaceutical industry. MDs are trained to prescribe medicine. Which has its uses and I'm sure they mean well, don't get me wrong, but it's also very inadequate in addressing the root cause of many diseases.