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Loretta Marron

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Australian public health advocate, CEO of the Friends of Science in Medicine (born 1951).

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Loretta Josephine Marron, OAM is the chief executive officer of the Australian Friends of Science in Medicine organization. Popularly known as the "Jelly Bean Lady", she has promoted an evidence-based approach to medicine since being diagnosed with cancer herself in 2003.

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2014Medal of the Order of Australia

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Loretta Josephine Marron, OAM is the chief executive officer of the Australian Friends of Science in Medicine organization. Popularly known as the "Jelly Bean Lady", she has promoted an evidence-based approach to medicine since being diagnosed with cancer herself in 2003. In the media, she has presented exposés of unproven treatments, some of which have resulted in successful legal prosecutions. She was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia for her service to health, and she has been "Skeptic of the Year" three times.

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Born 1951 · age 74
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