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Open original source ↗The critical question is whether these decisions would stand up to scrutiny today based on everything we know.
If not, this is really devious and should be reversed.
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Medical "normal ranges" manipulation: 1985: Fasting glucose over 140 mg/dL = diabetic 2003: Lowered to 126 mg/dL Suddenly 2 million more diabetics 1985: Blood pressure over 160/100 = hypertension 2017: Lowered to 130/80 Suddenly 30 million more "patients" 1985: Cholesterol over 280 = concern 2004: Lowered to 200 Suddenly everyone needs statins They're not discovering disease. They're manufacturing patients by moving goalposts. Lower the threshold, expand the market, sell more drugs.
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