Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Seeks to Retract Flawed Studies
A British biologist and blogger discovered faulty data in many studies conducted by top executives of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - January 23, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Benjamin Mueller Tags: Cancer Ethics and Official Misconduct Research Blogs and Blogging (Internet) Academic and Scientific Journals Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Science and Technology your-feed-science your-feed-health Source Type: news
UC San Diego Health Receives 2023 Richard L. Doyle Award for Innovative Care Management Program
Academic health system recognized for successful results after integrating evidence-based tools into population health program SAN DIEGO, Jan. 23, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- MCG Health, part of the Hearst Health network and an industry leader in technology-enabled, evidence-based... (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - January 23, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: AWD Source Type: news
Top Cancer Center Seeks to Retract or Correct Dozens of Studies
A British biologist and blogger discovered faulty data in many studies conducted by top executives of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - January 22, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Benjamin Mueller Tags: Cancer Ethics and Official Misconduct Research Blogs and Blogging (Internet) Academic and Scientific Journals Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Science and Technology your-feed-science your-feed-health Source Type: news
Publish or Perish and Incentives for Quantity over Quality Publish or Perish and Incentives for Quantity over Quality
Bob Harrington, Erin Michos, and Brahmajee Nallamothu discuss how the publish or perish culture can lead to sloppy research and the need for alternative models to measure success in academic medicine.theheart.org on Medscape (Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines - January 22, 2024 Category: Cardiology Tags: Cardiology Expert Interview Source Type: news
'A profound effect on how I see myself and the world around me': what students found meaningful about taking an academic course intended to reduce campus sexual violence - Lederer AM, Liddell JL, Johnson KM, Sheffield S.
Sexual violence is common on US college campuses and can result in negative health and academic outcomes. Credit-bearing courses are a possible innovative intervention, but few have been studied, and little is known about enrolled students' experiences. Ou... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 22, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Cultivating trauma-informed educational practices for students with refugee backgrounds - Bailey M, Kim W, Koury SP, Green SA, Kim I.
Schools provide spaces for academic knowledge while also addressing children's social and emotional developmental needs. Because of the holistic development occurring within the education system, it is important to have an awareness of students' experience... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 22, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Academic bullying in science and medicine: the need for reform - Manuel P, Tang GH, Weyand A, James P, Sholzberg M.
Workplace bullying and harassment have been a matter of systematic study and concern for decade. Here, inspired by our desire for reform within academia, we explore the phenomenon of academic bullying in medicine, the factors that facilitate incidents, and... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 22, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Jurisprudence, Laws, Legislation, Policies, Rules Source Type: news
Drivers for multimodal traffic management - Sabouni AA, Freiberger A, Grosse B, H übers AK, Kamenz S, Kaser S.
The paper presents the status quo, barriers, and drivers for multimodal traffic management (MTM) from an economic and legal perspective, performing an in-depth literature review and eleven interviews with practitioners and academic experts. Main outcomes i... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 22, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Engineering, Physics, Structural Soundness and Failure Source Type: news
How plagiarism-detection programs became an unlikely political weapon
In academia particularly, a charge of plagiarism can be devastating. Software makes it easier than ever to spot attribution errors in published works, which can then be weaponized for political gain. (Source: Los Angeles Times - Science)
Source: Los Angeles Times - Science - January 21, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Corinne Purtill Source Type: news
Empowering Disability-Inclusive Development A Flagship Program of Prayatna Nepal
This symposium convened a diverse array of participants from the security sector, academia, UN agencies, various institutions, and young professionals (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - January 20, 2024 Category: Disability Tags: Disability Events - Public Notices Source Type: news
Opinion: Economies are not sick, but are not well either
John Rapley is an author and academic who divides his time among London, Johannesburg and Ottawa. His books include Why Empires Fall (Yale University Press, 2023) and Twilight of the Money Gods (Simon and Schuster, 2017). Most forecasters began 2023 expecting a recession. With central banks having…#johnrapley #johannesburg #ottawa #whyempiresfall #yaleuniversitypress #twilightofmoneygods #western #middleeast #federalreserve #ism (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 20, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Paper mills are bribing editors at scholarly journals, Science investigation finds
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One evening in June 2023, Nicholas Wise, a fluid dynamics researcher at the University of Cambridge who moonlights as a scientific fraud buster, was digging around on shady Facebook groups when he came across something he had never seen before. Wise was all too familiar with offers to sell...
Source: ScienceNOW - January 18, 2024 Category: Science Source Type: news
2024 Will Be the Year of AI. 2 Top Stocks I Expect to Surge
Artificial intelligence (AI) isn't an empty buzzword in 2024. It's the driving force behind the year's most promising tech stocks. With the mostly academic AI developments of 2023 behind us, it's time for AI-powered products and services with significant real-world utility. If you thought OpenAI's…#openai #wedbushmorgan #danives #nasdaqcomposite #wedbush #tradedesk #k12 #apple #android #macarthurgeniusgrant (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 18, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
These Traits Help Keep College Kids Happy
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 17, 2024 -- College freshmen who are more outgoing and agreeable -- and less moody -- are more likely to feel a sense of belonging at their new school, new research has found.Those personality traits could result in better academic... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - January 17, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Effect of transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation on daytime sleepiness, depression, and study engagement in college students: a randomized controlled trial - Waki H, Suzuki T, Minakawa Y, Yoshida N, Miyazaki S, Hisajima T.
Many college students experience daytime sleepiness. Daytime sleepiness is reportedly associated with poor academic performance, suicide, depression, and traffic accidents. This parallel-group randomized controlled trial study aimed to examine the effect o... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 17, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
