Celebrating Retraction Watch’s 16th birthday, how sweet it is
Suddenly, we’re 16. And what a year it has been. Our birthday (and annual birthday post) comes on the heels of one of the biggest stories we’ve told this year: The unreported death of a 6-year-old girl whose parents paid more than $850,000 to a lab in China to develop a therapy for her rare … Continue reading Celebrating Retraction Watch’s 16th birthday, how sweet it is
Retraction Watch marked its 16th birthday following a significant story about a 6-year-old girl who died after receiving a costly therapy in China. The article, co-written with Science, led to an investigation by the university and Nature's editor's note. The story resonated globally with coverage from multiple outlets. Throughout the year, Retraction Watch reported on various issues, including unusual publication and retraction behavior, a researcher with 35 retractions, and papers from misleading health databases.
They also covered a surgeon's publication academy, an animal study with statistical flaws, and a Canada-based pediatrics journal retracting 138 case studies. Retraction Watch received recognition from the US Office of Research Integrity and testified before a House subcommittee on scientific publishing.
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