Every time a new drug comes out, I read what the side effec… - Victoria Sweet

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Every time a new drug comes out, I read what the side effects are and how many people really get better, and I add in the side effects and the adverse reactions. When you do that, and subtract out the placebo effect, not many new medications make a difference.

Victoria Sweet

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Victoria Sweet is an American physician, medical historian and author who promotes the practice of slow medicine.

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