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Many scientists citing two scandalous COVID-19 papers ignore their retractions – Science Magazine
Globally discredited hospital data from the company Surgisphere continues to live as reliable evidence—even in leading journals
By Charles PillerJan. 15, 2021 , 8:00 AM
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In June 2020, in the biggest research scandal of the pandemic so far, two of the most important medical journals each retracted a high-profile study of COVID-19 patients. Thousands of news articles, tweets, and scholarly commentaries highlighted the scandal, yet many researchers apparently failed to notice. In an examination…
