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The study was retracted years ago. How did it get into guidelines for pregnant women?

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When you go to see your doctor, and they give you a medical opinion - based on established guidelines by a governing medical body - you tend to trust them.

But what if there’s been a hidden flaw in the scientific community for years? One that can lead doctors to recommend certain drugs, or treatments, that are based on studies that end up being deemed untrustworthy?

Today, national science reporter Liam Mannix joins Samantha to discuss the worrying rise in retracted scientific papers. And what we should know about how clinical guidelines are created.

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