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From the Guardian:
"A tiny US company, Surgisphere, is behind flawed data which led to governments and the world health organisation changing health policy.Surgisphere, whose employees appear to include a sci-fi writer and adult content model, provided database behind Lancet and New England Journal of Medicine hydroxychloroquine studies.
The company’s LinkedIn page has fewer than 100 followers and last week listed just six employees. This was changed to three employees as of Wednesday."