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Trust the Evidence

Carl Heneghan, Tom Jefferson
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    Professor of Evidence-based Medicine, the University of Oxford, Director of CEBM and NHS Urgent Care GP who regularly appears in the media.

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    Clinical epidemiologist. Visit my website: https://drtomjefferson.com/

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