Retraction Watch

Medscape News has partnered with Retraction Watch to provide news about scientific fraud and integrity. Retraction Watch is a project of the nonprofit Center For Scientific Integrity dedicated to exploring retractions as a window into the scientific process. The Center also created the Retraction Watch Database, the most comprehensive database of retractions available.

• Authors Retract, Resubmit Poor Analysis of COVID-19 Treatment It is the 198th retraction of a paper about COVID-19, according to Retraction Watch.
  Retraction Watch, December 2021
• Journal Retracts Three Papers Because of Misconduct A psychiatry journal has retracted two papers on COVID-19 and mental health, and a third on racism, after concluding that an author on the articles rigged the peer-review process.
  Retraction Watch, November 2021
• Group's Second Paper on Treatments for COVID-19 Is Retracted A group of researchers in Egypt have lost a second paper on possible treatments for COVID-19 after questions were raised about the legitimacy of their trial findings.
  Retraction Watch, November 2021
• Cancer Immunologist 'Seriously Breached' Research Conduct Code A cancer immunologist who as of 2017 was "the most highly cited immunologist in Australia" has "seriously breached Codes relating to responsible research conduct," according to his former employer.
  Retraction Watch, November 2021
• Co-Author Retracting COVID Vaccines Linked to Miscarriage Paper A pair of New Zealand researchers have asked for the retraction of a controversial article on the risk of miscarriage in pregnant women who receive COVID-19 vaccination.
  Retraction Watch, November 2021
• PNAS Retracts Paper That Contributed to Lung Cancer Trial An institutional investigation concluded that one of the researchers had falsified the data in that article and at least four others.
  Retraction Watch, November 2021
• Ivermectin-COVID-19 Study Retracted; Authors Blame File Mixup The authors of a study purportedly showing that ivermectin could treat patients with SARS-CoV-2 have retracted their paper after acknowledging that their data were garbled.
  Retraction Watch, November 2021
• Ethics Board Retracts Paper on How Trans Youth Come of Age A journal devoted to LGBT issues has retracted a paper on the 'process by which transgender youth come of age' because 'the reported outcomes can no longer be considered valid.'
  Retraction Watch, November 2021
• Child Cocaine Exposure Report Subjected to Expression of Concern A pediatrics journal has issued an expression of concern for a 2007 paper by a group of Canadian researchers.
  Retraction Watch, October 2021
• Demoted Urology Researcher Becomes Chair at Another School A urology researcher at Louisiana State University lost his post as department chair after a misconduct investigation.
  Retraction Watch, October 2021

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