Tag: Scientific integrity
CDC Continues Publishing Papers Despite Firing Scientists: Flagship Journal Controversy
North Carolina Kids Find Lead in Applesauce: A Closer LookIn Hickory, North Carolina, the lead-poisoning-from-applesauce case started with two little kids showing concerning blood test results. In June 2023, a state inspector, along with...
Defending Science: Legal Battle Against RFK Jr.
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is being taken to court, not because the person bringing the lawsuit wants to, but because they feel it is necessary to protect the integrity...
MDMA Therapy Papers Retracted Due to Data Integrity Concerns
The journal Psychopharmacology has retracted three papers about MDMA-assisted psychotherapy due to data integrity concerns. These papers were published in 2020 and 2021, and many authors were affiliated with the nonprofit Multidisciplinary Association for...
Uncovering the Impact of the Coronavirus Lab Leak Hypothesis
The Covid-19 pandemic that originated in Wuhan, China in late 2019 has sparked heated debates about its origins. While the zoonosis hypothesis suggests that the virus naturally transmitted from animals to humans in a...
