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The field of cancer biology is a mess. Signs of trouble emerged years before the most recent scandal, in which investigators found evidence of data manipulation in a slew of
A top surgeon who works at Columbia University has come under fire for recycling images of cancer riddled mice in two studies, which claimed to have found treatments to reduce tumors.
A medical journal has retracted two studies claiming to show the harms of the abortion pill mifepristone, citing conflicts of interest by the authors and flaws in their research. Two of the three studies retracted by medical publisher Sage Perspectives were cited in a pivotal Texas court ruling that has threatened access to the pill. […]
In another example of questionable research, two papers about cancer detection were retracted in 2022 because the senior scientist listed — at UW-Madison — apparently doesn’t exist.
A medical journal has retracted studies claiming to show the harms of the leading abortion pill. The journal cites conflicts of interest by the authors. The decision comes just weeks