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Scientists Propose Central Database for Disclosing Conflicts of Interest

Creating a centralized database for disclosing conflicts of interest (COI) is an easy sell. Deciding who is responsible and accountable for its funding and support is a much harder problem.

  • By Phil Davis
  • Dec 11, 2012
  • 2 Comments

Informed Consent and Big Data — With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility

Consent and confidentiality concerns around “Big Data” in medicine should give enthusiasts for a data-rich scientific world pause. Things are more complex, and the answers so far are inadequate.

  • By Kent Anderson
  • Jun 25, 2012
  • 2 Comments

Ben Goldacre: A Gift to Skepticism

An interesting and entertaining debunking of some obvious fluffs in medical science, with a chilling reminder of how libel laws in some countries can kill scientific discourse.

  • By Kent Anderson
  • Jan 14, 2011
  • 1 Comment

Is There Really a Systematic Problem in Medical Publishing? Or Just a Reporter With a Narrative?

A recent Atlantic article has cast doubt on high-impact medical research. But is the article accurate? Or is it biased itself?

  • By Kent Anderson
  • Oct 20, 2010
  • 5 Comments

The iPad in Medicine: The Good, the Bad, and the Germy

A physician uses the iPad, and it works great. But can you wash it enough for the hospital setting?

  • By Kent Anderson
  • Jun 22, 2010
  • 4 Comments

Ghostwriters & Ghostresearchers: Supernatural Forces in Scholarship

Ghostwriters and unnamed contract researchers might scare up controversy, and frighten away the truth. And they’re only part of the problem.

  • By Kent Anderson
  • Aug 10, 2009
  • 3 Comments

Diversion, Invention, and Socialized Medicine

A study of social citation reveals diversion, invention, and distortion, and provides a cautionary tale about how socialization of knowledge in medicine can have downsides.

  • By Kent Anderson
  • Jul 30, 2009
  • 10 Comments

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