February 18, 2020
(BBC) – Doctors working on a clinical trial for treatment of heart disease held back key data, Newsnight has been told. The Excel trial tested whether stents were as effective as open heart surgery at treating patients with a heart … Read More
February 18, 2020
(The Conversation) – The study describes a multicentre randomised trial of aspirin versus sulfinpyrazone for treating unstable angina. Because of differences in individual hospital review processes, patients either received or did not receive a statement outlining possible gastrointestinal side-effects. This … Read More
February 17, 2020
(Nature) – China has more than 80 running or pending clinical trials on potential treatments for COVID-19, the illness caused by a coronavirus that has thus far killed nearly 1,400 people and infected more than 48,000 across China. New pharmaceutical … Read More
February 13, 2020
(STAT News) – The Mayo Clinic has taken a step toward making that possible with its announcement that the first venture of the Mayo Clinic Platform will use federated learning as a foundational technology of if its privacy model. Federated … Read More
February 13, 2020
(Wired) – Now, researchers in China are racing to launch more systematic tests of these repurposed medicines. Since January 28, scientists have registered 19 clinical trials in China, and at least a few have already begun dosing patients. With initial … Read More
February 5, 2020
(Science) – The storm began on 10 January, 1 day before Torres took office, when the newspaper El Espectador published a story raising questions about her research record. The story reported a claim Torres made, during a broadcast interview in … Read More
February 4, 2020
(Nature) – Twenty thousand cases; more than 400 lives lost. The coronavirus first reported last December is now a public-health emergency of international concern. In China, cities have been sealed off, and the authorities have built an entire new hospital … Read More
February 4, 2020
(STAT News) – Ahigh-profile scientific paper that found that a patient with the new coronavirus had transmitted it to other people in Germany before showing any symptoms was based on faulty information, health officials say. The woman, whose case was … Read More
February 3, 2020
(The Guardian) – A row over scientific fraud at the highest level of British academia has led to calls for one of the country’s leading geneticists and highest-paid university chiefs to leave his posts. David Latchman, professor of genetics at … Read More
January 31, 2020
(Inside Higher Ed) – A new ranking system for academic journals measuring their commitment to research transparency will be launched next month — providing what many believe will be a useful alternative to journal impact scores. Under a new initiative … Read More
