In recent years, patient research groups have spurred culture shifts in biomedical research and governance, with many health experts lauding the benefit of these groups’ being embedded in the research process. Some, however, question private-sector influence in these groups’ newfound power.
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Zarocostas, J. Patient groups and biomedicine: for better and for worse. Nat Med 26, 1500–1503 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-020-1099-6
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