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A neck bypass for Alzheimer's reached hundreds of hospitals on the strength of one video
The technique is 60 years old, the drainage rationale is plausible, and the evidence at the point of mass adoption was footage of a single patient. Controlled trials are only starting now.
Publishers:scientificamerican.com
Reality
- Evidence22
- Adoption78
- Hype gap+62
- Incentives79