What is Semmelweis effect?

What is Semmelweis effect?

Semmelweis reflex’ or ‘Semmelweis effect’ stands for a metaphor for the reflex-like tendency to reject new evidence or new knowledge as it contradicts established norms, beliefs or paradigms.

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We will see more about Semmelweis, and the connection between his observations and Louis Pasteur's germ theory in the near future.

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Nothing is free.

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Disney Heiress against tax cuts that gave $12 billion in tax savings to big banks.

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