The same phrase, “it was effective”, carries very different weight depending on the study behind it.
Cell and animal studies show possibilities. Clinical trials in people usually run in phases 1, 2 and 3, and talk of standard care begins only after phase 3 compares a treatment with existing care.
Systematic reviews and meta-analyses pool several studies and tend to give stronger evidence, but their conclusions depend on the quality of the studies included.
When FTH translates a paper, we carry over the stage, subjects and limitations so the results can be read without exaggeration.
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