Errors Trigger Retraction Of The Study On Mediterranean Diet's Heart Benefits
I just thought I would post this as it is an example of doing the right thing when it is discovered there was a wrong conclusion stated in research.
Thought this was an interesting example of a situation where papers can be retracted, even when there's no major error or hint of fraud.
A paper reporting adverse effects associated with the use of HPV vaccine has been retracted from Scientific Reports...
My bolding.
http://www.thelancet.com/journals/laninf/article/PIIS1473-3099(17)30458-9/fulltext
Proof, if we needed it, that they still don't understand the criticisms of PACE.
Highlighted in @Lucibee 's blog here - https://lucibee.wordpress.com/2017/08/27/a-case-for-retraction/#more-745
https://forbetterscience.com/2017/10/30/swedish-central-ethics-review-board-finds-macchiarini-guilty-of-misconduct-requests-retraction-of-6-papers/
Reminder: 2 of the 6 articles were published in The Lancet (who published The PACE trial main paper)
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