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medical journals
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Study: Good press releases contribute to good health journalism
Thanks to Gary Schwitzer for drawing attention to a study, published in BMJ, which analyzes the impact medical journal press…
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PLoS Medicine article advocates using legal system to stem ghostwriting
An essay published by PLoS Medicine makes the case that the “guest” authors of ghostwritten articles – typically academic researchers who…
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Ghost authorship waning in top journals
On the academic publishing blog The Scholarly Kitchen, Phil Davis writes about the recent BMJ study indicating that ghost authorship…
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Australian journal says no to pharma ads
Emergency Medicine Australasia, an Australia-based medical journal, has declared that it will no longer accept paid advertisements from pharmaceutical companies.…
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Doctors tied to manufacturer report better outcomes, may influence spinal surgery
After using a FOIA request to obtain documents the Food and Drug Administration had labeled “confidential,” Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reporter…
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Scary secrets about ghostwriting in journals
Just in time for Halloween, an anonymous medical ghostwriter spoke to Phil Davis over at the Scholarly Kitchen about the…
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Study considers role of impact factor, income in journal editors’ decisions
A newly published study looks at medical journals and whether the publication of industry-supported trials might cause a conflict of…
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How ghostwriters sold hormone replacement
Writing in PLoS Medicine, Adriane J. Fugh-Berman, M.D., demonstrates the cynical art of “publication planning” and the use of academic…
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Journal editor linked to spinal implant royalties
John Fauber of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel continues his coverage of conflicts of interest in medical research and journals with…
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Journal launches site for journalists covering studies
In an editorial in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, “Promoting Healthy Skepticism in the News: Helping Journalists Get…