Here is a stunning quote from a woman who has quite probably read and analyzed more medical-drug studies than any doctor in the world:
“It is simply no longer possible to believe much of the clinical research that is published, or to rely on the judgment of trusted physicians or authoritative medical guidelines. I take no pleasure in this conclusion, which I reached slowly and reluctantly over my two decades as an editor of The New England Journal of Medicine.”
(Dr. Marcia Angell, NY Review of Books, January 15, 2009, “Drug Companies & Doctors: A Story of Corruption)
Richard Horton, editor of The Lancet, also has a similar quote:
“The case against science is straightforward: much of the scientific literature, perhaps half, may simply be untrue. Afflicted by studies with small sample sizes, tiny effects, invalid exploratory analyses, and flagrant conflicts of interest, together with an obsession for pursuing fashionable trends of dubious importance, science has taken a turn towards darkness.”
This quote was a part of the research paper that accompanied this presentation :) I found it very relevant as well! These are some of the most revered journals and these are both long-time editors.
You are welcome. We are not silos but the more of us see Pattern Recognition and join the dots to connect and share relevantly the better. AI will never trump stuff like this.
Here is a stunning quote from a woman who has quite probably read and analyzed more medical-drug studies than any doctor in the world:
“It is simply no longer possible to believe much of the clinical research that is published, or to rely on the judgment of trusted physicians or authoritative medical guidelines. I take no pleasure in this conclusion, which I reached slowly and reluctantly over my two decades as an editor of The New England Journal of Medicine.”
(Dr. Marcia Angell, NY Review of Books, January 15, 2009, “Drug Companies & Doctors: A Story of Corruption)
I included this particular quote in my presentation :)
Richard Horton, editor of The Lancet, also has a similar quote:
“The case against science is straightforward: much of the scientific literature, perhaps half, may simply be untrue. Afflicted by studies with small sample sizes, tiny effects, invalid exploratory analyses, and flagrant conflicts of interest, together with an obsession for pursuing fashionable trends of dubious importance, science has taken a turn towards darkness.”
This quote was a part of the research paper that accompanied this presentation :) I found it very relevant as well! These are some of the most revered journals and these are both long-time editors.
https://wherearethenumbers.substack.com/p/academic-censorship?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email compliments your work I think.
Thank you so much for sharing!
You are welcome. We are not silos but the more of us see Pattern Recognition and join the dots to connect and share relevantly the better. AI will never trump stuff like this.