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Fake research can be harmful to your health – a new study offers a tool for rooting it out

  • Written by Lisa Bero, Research Professor Public Health and Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
imageAlthough most medical research is reliable, studies that are flawed or fake can lead to patients undergoing treatments that might cause harm.skynesher/E+ via Getty Images

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