Public health measures such as vaccine and mask mandates, lockdowns and school closures have been widely discussed in scientific and popular media.
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As the COVID-19 pandemic fades, we may debate whether public health responses could have been better. But first we need to understand what public health errors are — and are not.
Observational scientists study subjects in real life, outside a controlled laboratory environment.
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The randomised controlled trial is touted as the gold standard in medical research. But its controlled laboratory conditions are far removed from the messy realities of life.
Events disturbingly similar to the thalidomide tragedy continue to occur.
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Vioxx was withdrawn from the Australian market in October 2004 and there’s an ongoing compensation case.
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The enormous medical impact of modern pharmaceuticals has on occasion been matched by some large-scale litigation regarding adverse events. The Vioxx litigation in Australia and elsewhere is one such recent…