Dorothy Bishop
New blogpost on lack of consequences for #misconduct - parallels between #politics and #science
http://deevybee.blogspot.com/2022/12/when-there-are-no-consequences-for.html
#retraction #integrity #fraud #whistleblowers
When there are no consequences for misconduct: Parallels between politics and science

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Dec 16, 2022 at 4:32pmWeb
Show threadMartin PlöderlDec 17, 2022
@deevybee
Remember Study 329?
No retraction or commentary from the journal or the university, no consequences for any of the "authors" of the ghostwritten paper with deviations from the protocol and hiding of suicidal events, despite fines for the pharmaceutical company.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Study_329
Study 329 - Wikipedia

Show threadDorothy BishopDec 17, 2022
@ploederl I didn't know about that one. V depressing.
Show threadMartin PlöderlDec 17, 2022
@deevybee
Indeed!
Strikingly, there are now two papers about the same clinical trials with partly opposite conclusions. Side by side.