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How to modernize medical evidence for the misinformation era

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Systematic reviews and meta-analyses are used by clinicians and policymakers to synthesize medical evidence, but they can amplify falsified or poor-quality clinical trial data. In this era of contested evidence, new approaches are needed.

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Fig. 1: The hierarchy of medical evidence and how it can be improved.

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Watson, C. How to modernize medical evidence for the misinformation era. Nat Med 29, 2383–2386 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-023-02537-8

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