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Amy Barnhorst, MD, and other plagiarism victims battle imposter syndrome in pursuit of justice

Header I tried to report scientific misconduct. How did it go? This is the story of how I found what I believe to be scientific misconduct and what happened when I reported it. Science is supposed to be self-correcting. To test whether science is indeed self-correcting, I tried reporting this misconduct via several mechanisms of scientific self-correction. The results have shown me that psychological science is largely defenseless against unreliable data. I want to share this story with you so...

email article Among the more than 140 people receiving pardons or having their sentences commuted by President Trump on his last day in office were several with healthcare ties, including practitioners. Paul Behrens, Thaddeus Bereday, Peter Clay, Todd Farha, William Kale Trump pardoned the five former executives of WellCare Health Plans, who were found guilty of defrauding Floridas Medicaid program. "The defendants in this case falsely and fraudulently schemed to submit inflated expendi...

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Riot at U.S. Capitol prompted review of campaign contributions

"If youre having trouble paying for your medications, Drug Company X may be able to help." You may have heard sentences like this at the end of pharmaceutical ads on television, and some clinicians may wonder what exactly the companies do to help their patients. The help usually comes in the form of what drugmakers call a "copay coupon" or copay assistance card for, say, $50 that the patient can present at the pharmacy counter to lower the amount they have to pay for their prescription. Insurer...

email article A Florida doctor has pleaded guilty to falsifying clinical trial data for an asthma medication that was being studied in young children, the U.S. Department of Justice announced. Yvelice Villaman-Bencosme, MD, admitted that, from 2013 to 2016, she participated in a scheme to defraud the pharmaceutical company behind the drug by fabricating data and participation in the clinical trial. The trial, conducted at Unlimited Medical Research in Miami, was meant to study the safety ...

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email article The founder of Americas Frontline Doctors -- the physician group notorious for spreading misinformation about COVID-19 -- confirmed that she participated in the riot on Capitol Hill last week. Simone Gold, MD, JD, a California doctor who has touted the benefits of hydroxychloroquine and raised unfounded concerns about the COVID-19 vaccines, admitted to the Washington Post that she joined the mob that stormed the Capitol last Wednesday. Gold confirmed to the Post that i...

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