Only conflicts of interest?
The current situation of the biomedical sciences is critically discussed. It can be summarized as follows: 1. We have to acknowledge the presence of a serious credibility problem, which might undermine the foundations of medical science. ("Sliding on a slippery slope") 2....
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SMW supporting association (Trägerverein Swiss Medical Weekly SMW)
2015-03-01
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The current situation of the biomedical sciences is critically discussed. It can be summarized as follows:
1. We have to acknowledge the presence of a serious credibility problem, which might undermine the foundations of medical science. ("Sliding on a slippery slope")
2. Multiple forces going beyond simple conflicts of interest push medical science further down the slippery slope. ("Who is pushing?")
3. The public awareness of something seriously wrong with medical science is mounting on all levels of our multimedia society. ("Looking into the media mirror")
4. Technical corrective measures may be easily implemented, however, to change an expanding and "successful" science culture actually destroying it's own foundations will need a sustained effort by the medical and scientific community on all levels. ("Look away - or act?")
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| spelling | doaj.art-0c9eff7379844cae823ec5c95b7bd8b92022-12-22T03:55:35ZengSMW supporting association (Trägerverein Swiss Medical Weekly SMW)Swiss Medical Weekly1424-39972015-03-01145111210.4414/smw.2015.14120Only conflicts of interest?Reto Obrist The current situation of the biomedical sciences is critically discussed. It can be summarized as follows: 1. We have to acknowledge the presence of a serious credibility problem, which might undermine the foundations of medical science. ("Sliding on a slippery slope") 2. Multiple forces going beyond simple conflicts of interest push medical science further down the slippery slope. ("Who is pushing?") 3. The public awareness of something seriously wrong with medical science is mounting on all levels of our multimedia society. ("Looking into the media mirror") 4. Technical corrective measures may be easily implemented, however, to change an expanding and "successful" science culture actually destroying it's own foundations will need a sustained effort by the medical and scientific community on all levels. ("Look away - or act?") https://www.smw.ch/index.php/smw/article/view/2016publication biasbiomedical scienceirreproducibilityethical blindnessScientific integrity |
| spellingShingle | Reto Obrist Only conflicts of interest? Swiss Medical Weekly publication bias biomedical science irreproducibility ethical blindness Scientific integrity |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Only conflicts of interest? |
| title_short | Only conflicts of interest? |
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| topic | publication bias biomedical science irreproducibility ethical blindness Scientific integrity |
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