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erronis

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1. Many times when I'm reading an article/opinion piece, I don't realize that it is sponsored content

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Sun May 11, 2025, 10:52 AM

May 11

until I see some fine print somewhere on the page, or the relentless drumming of the talking points make it obvious.

So many medical journals publish articles that are funded by the pharma/medical device communities and the acknowledgement of the connection can be very hard to discern.

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