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by Medicalidiot 2227 days ago
My best friend is working on novel targets for hepatocellular carcinoma. Does he know science? Yes. Does he know how to bring a drug to market? God no. Everyone outside of your field is a lay person.

>Med school doesn't qualify you to opine about novel therapeutics

Actually, it does. Especially when we tried hydroxychloroquine and it didn't work. When you go to a hospital with medical students 60% of the time our recommendation to the attending is what the care plan ends up being.