research criticism

Stephanie L Boughton Jack Wilkinson Lisa Bero Authors' declarations of interest Version published: 03 June 2021 https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.ED000152 Systematic reviews provide high‐quality assessment of the evidence for healthcare interventions, but this assessment is predicated on the...

This is more of a “my person experience” rant then a high quality discussion as I don’t have the energy for the latter right now, but here goes: Why do a chunk of published studies in ME/LC feel absolutely worthless? Why is it almost easy to find errors in published papers in this discipline...

French research centre behind controversial Covid paper found to have used questionable ethics processes | Coronavirus | The Guardian

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https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-02299-w Investigations suggest that, in some fields, at least one-quarter of clinical trials might be problematic or even entirely made up, warn some researchers. They urge stronger scrutiny.

I am raising this topic for discussion because I think there are fundamental problems with the design and use of questionnaires in ME/CFS and other medical research. Questions for consideration: 1. Should questionnaires ever be used to draw conclusions about psychological factors affecting...

Sir Simon Stevens, Chief Executive of NHS England, Damian Collins MP, and Sarah Montague, presenter of BBC Radio 4’s World at One for a discussion about the impact of fake news on our lives. Link to audio: The relevant bit for us: Interestingly the ethics of research came up and three people...

http://andrewgelman.com/2018/01/13/solution-puzzle-scientists-typically-respond-legitimate-scientific-criticism-angry-defensive-closed-non-scientific-way/