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Richard Smith's guest blog post: The still small power of medicine

Richard Smith, Editor-in-Chief of Cases Journal writes today on the problems in treating individual patients based on evidence gathered in populations. The post on the Cases Blog, introduces two editorials from Tom Jefferson and Enzo Grossi outlining new ways to address these problems.

Click here to read the full post, where Smith illustrates the problem with a dialogue between an 'inquisitive patient' and 'complacent doctor'.

Cases Journal publishes case reports from all areas of healthcare. 'Everyday' case reports are welcome - any case will be published that is understandable, ethical and authentic. Find out more to submit your report.

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