====== Commercial Interest ======

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**Commercial interest** refers to the influence of **profit-driven motives** on decisions, research, or practices—particularly when these interests compromise **scientific objectivity**, **clinical judgment**, or **public trust**.

===== 🔍 Key Aspects =====
  * Motivated by financial gain or market expansion  
  * Often linked to pharmaceutical or device companies  
  * Can subtly or overtly shape research agendas, publications, and policies  

===== 🧠 In Context (Academic & Medical Fields) =====
  * Clinical trials designed to favor a product  
  * Sponsored studies with biased interpretation or cherry-picked data  
  * Medical guidelines influenced by industry-funded experts  

===== ⚠️ Why It Matters =====
  * Undermines evidence-based practice  
  * Blurs the line between science and marketing  
  * Patients and professionals deserve transparency, not manipulation  

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