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lapfog_1

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2. research grants tied directly

Reply to sl8 (Original post)

Sat Jun 1, 2024, 08:39 AM

Jun 2024

to "big pharma" drugs and/or medical devices???

Grants that result in published skewed results that must be withdrawn later. results generally favorable to a product the companies invested big bucks developing.

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Biomedical paper retractions have quadrupled in 20 years -- why? [View all] sl8 Jun 2024 OP

Because of the pressure to "publish, publish, publish" to keep up reputations and draw in more research bucks ... marble falls Jun 2024 #1

research grants tied directly lapfog_1 Jun 2024 #2

I'm guessing that investigators from organizations such as Retraction Watch have an impact erronis Jun 2024 #3