Who was James Lind

The James Lind Alliance (JLA) is named after a pioneer of clinical trials, James Lind. Two hundred and fifty years ago, there were many conflicting ideas and unanswered questions about how to treat the deadly disease scurvy. James Lind – a Scottish naval surgeon – decided to confront this uncertainty by treating his patients within a clinical trial comparing six of the proposed remedies. His trial showed that oranges and lemons were dramatically better than the other supposed treatments.

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