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‘Immortal time bias’ fells JAMA journal asthma paper
One of the many fun things about reporting on retractions is that we get to expand our statistical knowledge. To wit, follow along as we explore the concept of immortal time bias. A JAMA journal has retracted and replaced a paper by authors at the University of Massachusetts after another researcher identified a critical statistical … Continue reading ‘Immortal time bias’ fells JAMA journal asthma paper
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JAMA journal retracts well-publicized paper linking doctor burnout to patient safety
A JAMA journal has retracted a 2018 paper linking physician burnout to poor patient care, after a misconduct inquiry found evidence of shoddy work but not data fabrication. The article, “Association between physician burnout and patient safety, professionalism, and patient satisfaction: a systematic review and meta-analysis,” was published in JAMA Internal Medicine by a group … Continue reading JAMA journal retracts well-publicized paper linking doctor burnout to patient safety
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Errors in govt database prompt authors to retract and replace paper in JAMA journal
Researchers have retracted and replaced a June 2016 paper in JAMA Internal Medicine after discovering errors in their data. The paper explored whether Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) — groups of health care providers who earn more when they deliver high-quality care without boosting costs — improve care and lower health care costs for Medicare patients. […]
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JAMA tells readers: “Caution advised.” Here’s why.
Last week, JAMA issued some unusual notices, letting readers know they should use caution when reading an editorial and letters associated with now-retracted articles by a bone researcher in Japan. The notices — for papers by Yoshihiro Sato, now up to 14 retractions — remind readers not to heed the results of the now-retracted papers, […]
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Authors retract (and replace) cardiac rehab study in JAMA journal
Researchers have retracted and replaced a 2014 paper in JAMA Internal Medicine after realizing a number of errors had affected the findings. The authors note the mistakes do not have a significant impact on the overall proportion of heart patients who participated in cardiac rehab. However, a number of findings were affected, such as the difference in participation […]
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JAMA journals pull 3 papers by same authors for misconduct
JAMA and another journal in its network have retracted three 2005 papers about preventing hip fractures, after an admission of scientific misconduct. All papers are being retracted over concerns about data integrity, and “inappropriate assignment of authorship.” Four of the authors — all based in Japan — have co-authored all of the three newly retracted […]
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“FDA has repeatedly hidden evidence of scientific fraud,” says author of new study
For decades, the U.S. FDA has uncovered misconduct in clinical trials but hidden it from the public, according to a new paper in JAMA Internal Medicine. The study, by New York University journalism professor Charles Seife, looked at 78 publications resulting from trials where the FDA found serious misconduct, including “failure to protect the safety of patients” and […]
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