For Preregistration in Fundamental Research Discover Blog By Neuroskeptic April 25, 2013 Recently, cognitive science postdoc Sebastiaan Mathôt wrote two pieces that raise questions about the idea of reforming scientific communication to involve preregistration of experiments: The Pros and Cons of Preregistration in Fundamental Research and also The Black Swan. Registration has long been a […]
After a long darkness, it seems like we’re getting a few things going the right way lately – successful lawsuits against Pharma’s improprieties, the AllTrials campaign, a growing awareness about the DSM-5 misadventures, more and more encouraging chatter, etc. Here’s some that really feels good – the results from this year’s American Medical Student Association […]
If you steal something from yourself, is it plagiarism? I said all of this before [my old Greek…], but I guess I want to say it again: Sometimes an idea comes along that sticks in the mind like it belongs there – like there was already a space patiently awaiting its arrival. After that, it […]
This is an excellent piece of work. I’ve quoted the parts I need to offer an alternative explanation for the facts, but the article and it’s explanation deserve a complete read. It’s a big piece of history: Does Psychiatry Need Science? The New Yorker by Gary Greenberg 04/23/2013 In 1886, Pliny Earle, then the superintendent […]
And you get to learn some amazing things on twitter, like:
In the early days of computing, I lived on the leading edge of hardware and software. The advances were just such exciting stuff. But over the ensuing decades, that has reversed. I actively ride the trailing edge – still use Windows XP and early Linux. I groan when I am forced to update something. So […]
HOC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE: UK [if you’re in a rush – start @ 19:08] hat tip to Pharmagossip…
More Graduates Choose Psychiatry in 2013 Match Psychiatric News by Mark Moran April 19, 2013 A new “all in“ policy for this year’s match, along with an increase in the number of medical students, contributes to the increase in graduates choosing psychiatry. A total of 681 U.S. medical student seniors “matched” into psychiatry residencies in […]
UK Charges Glaxo With ‘Market Abuse’ For Pay-To-Delay Deals Pharmalot by Ed Silverman 04/22/2013 In the latest instance in which drugmakers have been accused of reaching?’pay to delay’ deals that harm consumers, the UK Office of Fair Trading late last week charged that GlaxoSmithKline colluded with three generic drugmakers to forestall the introduction of low-cost […]
This has been a rotten story. When I first encountered the Clinical Research Industry, I thought it sounded shady, primarily because of its big push for "Globalization." It smelled like exploitation: the clinical research industry: time-to-market and beyond… the clinical research industry: the cro running in the background… the clinical research industry: cross purposes… […]