"In 1992, a group of rebel doctors published a radical idea in the prestigious Journal of the American Medical Association. They argued that the practice of medicine needed to be transformed so that doctors didn't rely on intuition and conventional wisdom, but on evidence from science such as clinical trials showing whether a drug really worked."
"Today, it feels like the world is rejecting science again. Donald Trump calls climate change a con job. The US health secretary, Robert F Kennedy Jr, is undermining vaccines and slashing science agencies by 25,000 staff."
"The idea that medicine should fundamentally be based on research is a surprisingly recent one; right up to the 1980s, many doctors weren't taught to study clinical trials."
In 1992, a group of doctors proposed evidence-based medicine, emphasizing the need for scientific evidence over intuition in medical practice. Despite resistance from traditionalists, this approach improved patient outcomes and became standard. Currently, there is a resurgence of skepticism towards science, with misinformation prevalent and public trust in scientific information declining. However, a movement integrating research evidence into daily life continues to grow. Historical context reveals that reliance on clinical trials is a recent development, as many doctors previously practiced based on seniority and personal opinion.
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