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"Doctors rarely understand how influence really works. The result: an NHS bowing to the needs of big pharma"

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Link to previous discussion of this article healthunlocked.com/thyroidu...

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Oh dear, been unwell and missed that....should I delete this post?

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Not unless you want to. There will always be people who didn't see the previous one 😊

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No, please don't. Some of us may not have seen this. xox

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