S8intcom: The editor of a prestigious medical journal informs that at least half of all medical literature; studies, findings etc. are false and/or misleading. He in fact says that "science" is broken. This is the case we've been making here at s8int.com about science in general; particularly science that is intended for or feels the need to support the current paradigm of materialism and evolution.

Climate science is another area that fails the test; as late as the 1970's these same scientists were trying to force us to formulate policy decisions around the coming ice age--worldwide global cooling. Science is broken because people are broken-they have a need to conform and for many for science to support their religious belief in evolution and Atheism. To believe that science is not heavily influenced by human desires for certain outcomes is to be naive.
The following excerpt is from a Blog post that summarizes a short article by the editor of the Lancet, Dr. Richard Horton, which many believe to be one of the most well respected peer-reviewed medical journals in existence. In addition to this Blog excerpt below is a link to Horton's original piece.s8intcom

"May 16, 2015 by Arjun Walia. .
http://www.collective-evolution.com/.../editor-in-chief.../

In the past few years more professionals have come forward to share a truth that, for many people, proves difficult to swallow. One such authority is Dr. Richard Horton, the current editor-in-chief of the Lancet – considered to be one of the most well respected peer-reviewed medical journals in the world.

Dr. Horton recently published a statement declaring that a lot of published research is in fact unreliable at best, if not completely false.

“The case against science is straightforward: much of the scientific literature, perhaps half, may simply be untrue. Afflicted by studies with small sample sizes, tiny effects, invalid exploratory analyses, and flagrant conflicts of interest, together with an obsession for pursuing fashionable trends of dubious importance, science has taken a turn towards darkness.”

This is quite disturbing, given the fact that all of these studies (which are industry sponsored) are used to develop drugs/vaccines to supposedly help people, train medical staff, educate medical students and more.

It’s common for many to dismiss a lot of great work by experts and researchers at various institutions around the globe which isn’t “peer-reviewed” and doesn’t appear in a “credible” medical journal, but as we can see, “peer-reviewed” doesn’t really mean much anymore. “Credible” medical journals continue to lose their tenability in the eyes of experts and employees of the journals themselves, like Dr. Horton.

He also went on to call himself out in a sense, stating that journal editors aid and abet the worst behaviours, that the amount of bad research is alarming, that data is sculpted to fit a preferred theory. He goes on to observe that important confirmations are often rejected and little is done to correct bad practices. What’s worse, much of what goes on could even be considered borderline misconduct."

Horton's Article: http://www.thelancet.com/.../PIIS0140-6736%2815%2960696-1...

Article 2;

Major Scientific Publisher Retracts More Than 500 Papers

INTERNATIONAL

Zachary Stieber

Zachary Stieber, Reporter

Oct 1 2022

One of the world’s largest open-access journal publishers is retracting more than 500 papers, based on the discovery of unethical actions.

London-based Hindawi, which publishes more than 200 peer-reviewed journals across multiple disciplines, stated that its research team identified in June “irregularities” in the peer review process in some of the journals.

“All Hindawi journals employ a series of substantial integrity checks before articles are accepted for publication. Following thorough investigation, we identified that these irregularities in the peer review process were the result of suspicious and unethical activities. Since identifying this unethical activity and breach of our processes, we began proactively adding further checks and improving our processes and continue to do so,” Liz Ferguson, a senior vice president for John Wiley & Sons, Hindawi’s U.S.-based parent company, said in a Sept. 28 statement.

As a result of the investigation, 511 papers will be retracted.

 The papers have all been published since August 2020.

 Sixteen journals published the papers that are being retracted.

 Some of the authors and editors who contributed to the articles may have been “unwitting participants” in the unethical scheme, according to Ferguson. She said the scheme involved “manipulation of the peer review process and the infrastructure that supports it.”

Richard Bennett, vice president of researcher and publishing services for Hindawi, told the Retraction Watch blog that the review uncovered “coordinated peer review rings,” which featured reviewers and editors coordinating to get papers through peer review.

 Neither Ferguson nor Bennett identified any of the suspects.

 Bennett said the investigation started after an editor flagged some suspicious papers. He also said the individuals identified by the review as “compromised” will be banned from Hindawi journals. Other people were described as “potentially compromised.”

 “These efforts, and the individuals who participate in them, impede scientific discovery and impact the validity of scholarly research and will not be tolerated,” Ferguson said.

 She also said the company has been in touch with other publishers and industry bodies.

 Further retractions are expected as the investigation proceeds.

 Hindawi journals include Advances in Agriculture, the Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology, and the Journal of Nanotechnology.

Source; Epoch Times https://www.theepochtimes.com/major-scientific-publisher-retracting-over-500-papers_4768649.html?welcomeuser=1

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