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Dana Farber Cancer Center to retract or fix dozens of studies
The Dana Farber Cancer Institute in Boston will retract six studies and correct 31 more as part of an ongoing investigation into claims of data manipulation.
Jan 23, 2024
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News tagged with misconduct
Psychology & Psychiatry
Researchers explore causes of air passengers' turbulent behavior
Incidents of passenger misconduct on airplanes—which are increasingly being shared in the news and on social media—are predominantly caused by passenger intoxication, according to a new study by University of Texas at ...
Nov 16, 2023
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Surgery
Surgery is facing its #MeToo moment—Here's what needs to be done now
As the NHS seeks to heal and care, it now faces a challenge of introspection, driven by alarming revelations. Research released this week has shone a harsh light on the widespread issue of sexual misconduct within the surgical ...
Sep 18, 2023
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Medical research
More than a third of UK medical students do not receive sexual misconduct training
More than a third of newly qualified doctors are leaving U.K. medical schools without any education on sexual misconduct specifically relating to the medical profession according to new research led by researchers at the ...
Sep 12, 2023
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Health
One in three female surgeons in UK have been sexually assaulted: survey
Nearly a third of female surgeons in Britain have been sexually assaulted by a colleague in the past five years, according to a study published Tuesday and described as a "MeToo moment" for surgery.
Sep 12, 2023
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Health
Majority of NHS Trusts do not offer training to prevent sexual harassment, study finds
Failure to implement active bystander training could thwart NHS attempts to tackle sexual harassment, say researchers at the University of Cambridge.
May 4, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Five precepts of Buddhism may be linked to lower depression risk
A new study suggests that people with high levels of neuroticism and stress may be at greater risk for depressive symptoms, but those links could be buffered for people who observe the five precepts of Buddhism—a fundamental ...
Nov 30, 2022
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Medical research
Medical journal retracts nine more articles authored by former editor-in-chief
The British Journal of Sports Medicine has retracted 9 further non-research articles, authored by former editor in chief Dr. Paul McCrory, and an "expression of concern" will be placed on 38 others published in BMJ journals ...
Oct 10, 2022
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Medical research
Vaccine trial misconduct allegation—could it damage trust in science?
The success of medical research has been one of the few positives of the COVID pandemic. The effectiveness of vaccines in preventing deaths (see graph above), is particularly impressive given the short time in which they ...
Nov 8, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
1 in 5 medics reported for sexual misconduct have multiple complaints against them
A landmark study of sexual misconduct notifications to health regulators against health professionals shows that around one in five notified practitioners were the subject of more than one complaint.
Aug 10, 2020
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