Another day, another frivolous lawsuit brought against companies for bringing lifesaving products and medications to market. Litigation currently being brought against popular weight-loss medications ...
Trial lawyers, especially defense lawyers in the pharmaceutical and medical device arena, strive to ensure that “junk science” stays out of the courtroom. Unfortunately, that is often wishful thinking ...
Behind the polished facade of peer-reviewed journals lurks a growing epidemic of junk science — propped up by predatory publishers, ignored conflicts of interest, and research so bad it refuses to die ...
Here, we highlight a few “worst of the worst” offenders when it comes to junk science. We lead with a decision from years past—likely familiar to the reader, as the issue (whether vaccines can cause ...
As a physician who has spent decades caring for patients and later had the privilege of serving as Secretary of Health and Human Services, I have seen firsthand how fragile medical progress can be.
Society tells children that if someone has hurt them, they should tell a trusted adult. But the reality is often not that simple. In 34% of child sexual abuse cases reported to law enforcement, the ...