Long before I became a grad student, scientists were paid by the journals for their articles. The owners of the journals eventually accepted advertising, much from Pharma, and later charged the authors to publish their work (making some papers "advertisements".)
Although not covered much by State Media, a clinical study contractor accused…
Long before I became a grad student, scientists were paid by the journals for their articles. The owners of the journals eventually accepted advertising, much from Pharma, and later charged the authors to publish their work (making some papers "advertisements".)
Although not covered much by State Media, a clinical study contractor accused Pfizer of fraud with their Covid vaccine trial results. The FDA was not responsive to the whistleblower's complaint, so she eventually wrote to the British Medical Journal (prestigious!) who investigated and agreed with her. State Media attacked the BMJ as a non-credible source, like the National Enquirer (or NY Times).
Long before I became a grad student, scientists were paid by the journals for their articles. The owners of the journals eventually accepted advertising, much from Pharma, and later charged the authors to publish their work (making some papers "advertisements".)
Although not covered much by State Media, a clinical study contractor accused Pfizer of fraud with their Covid vaccine trial results. The FDA was not responsive to the whistleblower's complaint, so she eventually wrote to the British Medical Journal (prestigious!) who investigated and agreed with her. State Media attacked the BMJ as a non-credible source, like the National Enquirer (or NY Times).
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