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were known facts and not so much a hypothesis
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Most of our so-called scientific knowledge is in fact a hypothesis, and nowhere is this more so, than in medicine. It's just that it is discussed as though the knowledge was factual.
have a read through the NICE manuals, and note the level of evidence they use to make treatment recommendations
here is the easy read version for type 1
what you will notice is that the vast majority (75%+) of the recommendations are graded as D
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Expert committee reports or opinions, and/or clinical experience of respected authorities or extrapolated from studies
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opinions? experience? extrapolations?
sounds like we're very firmly in unproven hypothesis territory
