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by jncfhnb 902 days ago
> I love the intent of these kinds of papers, but at this point in time (2024 now!), surely there are resources for definitive studies, identifying every possible confounding variable.

Hard to believe this isn’t a joke

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> identifying every possible confounding variable.

That part is meant aspirationally, as the point on the horizon we productively get closer too.

For one of the most basic issues in all of medical science, being thoroughly organized and funded could eliminate the costs of a vast growing body of less organized, lower quality work.