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Epidemiologist. Writer (Guardian, Observer etc). "Well known research trouble-maker". PhDing at @UoW Host of @senscipod Email gidmk.healthnerd@gmail.com he/him

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    Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK 4 Jun 2020

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    So, @TheLancet and @NEJM have retracted the Surgisphere studies This is not a surprise However, some really important questions remainhttps://twitter.com/GidMK/status/1268657600335237120 …

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    And there we have it The most fascinating part of this whole experience is how quickly it has all happened A week's turnaround for a retraction is unheard of https://twitter.com/TheLancet/status/1268613313702891523 …
    4:53 PM - 4 Jun 2020
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      2. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK 4 Jun 2020

        Firstly, the ethical quagmire How in the world did either of these journals allow a paper to be published that loudly proclaimed that there was no ethical oversight?

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      3. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK 4 Jun 2020

        This is a FUNDAMENTAL issue for bioethics - researchers are not and should not be in charge of deciding whether their research is ethical

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      4. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK 4 Jun 2020

        And, given that this data appears to have been fraudulent, what is the ethical responsibility of these journals to correct the record? Is a retraction enough here?

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      5. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK 4 Jun 2020

        Moreover, what is the long-term editorial response? Retraction is good, but how can these high-profile journals prevent something like this from happening ever again?

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      2. leeann((( simons)))‏ @Nutritionprof1 4 Jun 2020
        Replying to @GidMK @TheLancet @NEJM

        Do you think the Lancet is having Wakefield Nightmares? (I know I do) DeJa vu?

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      3. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK 4 Jun 2020
        Replying to @Nutritionprof1 @TheLancet @NEJM

        Probably!

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      1. The_Skeptical_Scientist ⚗️ 💉 🔬 🔭 ⚖️‏ @TheSkepticalSc2 5 Jun 2020
        Replying to @GidMK @TheLancet @NEJM

        No ethical review you say? Cc @davidtuller1

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      1. Mark Hoofnagle‏ @MarkHoofnagle 5 Jun 2020
        Replying to @GidMK @TheLancet @NEJM

        Peer review doesn’t detect fraud. It never has. Science functions on an honor system and here is the flaw of that approach. We trust people not to lie, and overwhelmingly, they do not. This is a terrible fraud, but I hope we don’t overreact and treat everything as suspect.

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      2. Danny Lascano (He/Him), MD‏ @drdlascano 5 Jun 2020
        Replying to @GidMK @TheLancet @NEJM

        There should be an ethics committee review & data scientist/ statistician on every paper before final revision & publication as they can catch these oversights. I know when I review papers I am VERY concerned about not understanding the stats at times (ex Bayesian inf /PSM)

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      3. Danny Lascano (He/Him), MD‏ @drdlascano 5 Jun 2020
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        That being said I can comment on the science but not as much on the stats and as we progress in advanced statistical methods this also becomes a major concern to me.

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