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NEJM paper retracted for “inaccuracies in the analytic database and data analyses”
Until yesterday, the New England Journal of Medicine had retracted only 24 papers. Now that tally is 25. As our Ivan Oransky reports at Medscape: The original paper found that “ambulatory blood-pressure measurements were a stronger predictor of all-cause and cardiovascular mortality than clinic blood-pressure measurements,” the authors wrote. It made a bit of a splash, and … Continue reading NEJM paper retracted for “inaccuracies in the analytic database and data analyses”
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How a plagiarized eye image in the NEJM was discovered
The Images in Clinical Medicine section of the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) is prime real estate for physicians and others wanting to share a compelling picture with their colleagues. But earlier this month, an eye specialist in Michigan saw double when he looked at the Dec. 5, 2019, installment of the feature. Depicted … Continue reading How a plagiarized eye image in the NEJM was discovered
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Does the Mediterranean diet prevent heart attacks? NEJM retracts (and replaces) high-profile paper
The New England Journal of Medicine has retracted a 2013 paper that provided some proof that the Mediterranean diet can directly prevent heart attacks, stroke, and other cardiovascular problems. The original paper, “Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease with a Mediterranean Diet,” has been cited 1,759 times, according to Clarivate Analytics’ Web of Science. But the findings haven’t … Continue reading Does the Mediterranean diet prevent heart attacks? NEJM retracts (and replaces) high-profile paper
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Caught Our Notice: Big journal, big correction
Title: Tranexamic Acid in Patients Undergoing Coronary-Artery Surgery What Caught Our Attention: When the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) publishes a correction that is more than a misspelling of a name, we take a look. When NEJM publishes a 500-word correction to the data in a highly cited article, we take notice. This study … Continue reading Caught Our Notice: Big journal, big correction
Big corrections usually weaken findings. But a recent NEJM one strengthened them, author says
A 2016 study in New England Journal of Medicine has received a substantial correction, which affected several aspects of the article. Typically, an error that affects so much of a paper would undermine the results (and possibly lead to a retraction). But in this case, the revised dose calculations actually strengthened the findings, according to […]
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NEJM issues unusual warning for readers about 1980 letter on opioid addiction
This week, the New England Journal of Medicine issued a type of editor’s note we’ve never seen before, on a highly influential letter published nearly 40 years ago. Above the one-paragraph letter, which reports data suggesting pain medications are not likely to cause addiction, the journal has added a note warning readers that the letter has […]
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How should journals update papers when new findings come out?
When authors get new data that revise a previous report, what should they do? In the case of a 2015 lung cancer drug study in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM), the journal published a letter to the editor with the updated findings. Shortly after the paper was published, a pharmaceutical company released new data showing the drug […]
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NEJM quickly corrects disclosure statement, errors in diabetes paper
After publishing a paper about neuropathy in diabetic patients last week, The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) immediately corrected it after editors learned of errors and some missing disclosures within the article. The notice explains that the sole author of the paper, “Diabetic Sensory and Motor Neuropathy,” reported incorrect doses for several medications, and […]
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Upon request, NEJM added note to help Texas distance itself from Planned Parenthood article
The New England Journal of Medicine added a disclaimer to a recent article about the effects of funding cuts to Planned Parenthood, after a request from the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, saying it wanted to distance itself from the paper. Since the paper was published in February, one author has stepped down from his position at […]
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NEJM: No plan to clarify wording that led to allegations of breached confidentiality
The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) has no plans to change the wording of an article that led to allegations of breached patient confidentiality and caused a minor social media firestorm this past weekend, the journal told Retraction Watch. The paragraph in question appeared in an essay by Lisa Rosenbaum chronicling the history of power […]
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