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Fake papers are contaminating the world’s scientific literature, fueling a corrupt industry and slowing legitimate lifesaving medical research

Frederik Joelving, Retraction Watch; Cyril Labbé, Université Grenoble Alpes (UGA), dan Guillaume Cabanac, Institut de Recherche en Informatique de Toulouse Over the past decade, furtive commercial entities around the world have industrialized the production, sale and dissemination of bogus scholarly research, undermining the literature that everyone from doctors to engineers rely on to make decisions about human lives. It is exceedingly difficult to get a … Continue reading Fake papers are contaminating the world’s scientific literature, fueling a corrupt industry and slowing legitimate lifesaving medical research

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Consequences of Trump’s WHO Exit for Global Health Initiatives

On January 20, 2025, former President Donald Trump signed an executive order for the United States to withdraw from the World Health Organization (WHO). This decision, effective within a year, reignited debates over global health governance and international cooperation. It reflects skepticism toward multilateral institutions and raises questions about the future of global health leadership. A similar attempt was made in 2020 but reversed by … Continue reading Consequences of Trump’s WHO Exit for Global Health Initiatives

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Brief Report: Understanding Retraction Trends in Research Landscape

Disclosure: In this brief report, the authors were assisted by OpenAI to analyse the dataset/metadata and used for data visualisation. The phenomenon of scientific retractions, defined as the formal removal of a published paper from the scientific record due to errors, fraud, or ethical violations, has garnered increasing attention as a critical indicator of research integrity and the effectiveness of peer-review and publication frameworks. This … Continue reading Brief Report: Understanding Retraction Trends in Research Landscape

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Covering scientific consensus: What to avoid and how to get it right

by Denise-Marie Ordway, The Journalist’s Resource November 23, 2021 When reporting on controversial policy topics such as vaccine safety and climate change, journalists can look to scientific consensus to bolster their coverage and battle misinformation. If you’re unsure what scientific consensus is, don’t understand its significance or have no idea how to gauge it, keep reading. This tip sheet features practical advice from three researchers … Continue reading Covering scientific consensus: What to avoid and how to get it right

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