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Controversial Hydroxychloroquine Study Retracted

Flawed article promoted drug as a treatment for COVID, potentially led to 'avoidable deaths'

(Newser) - A controversial study finding hydroxychloroquine reduced virus levels in COVID-19 patients has become the second-most-cited research paper ever to be retracted, per Nature . The March 2020 study published in the International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents offered hope that the antimalarial drug could help patients at a time when few COVID...

Alabama A&M Linebacker Dies a Month After Head Injury

A&M released, then retracted Medrick Burnett Jr. death announcement earlier this week

(Newser) - Medrick Burnett Jr., a 20-year-old Alabama A&M linebacker, has died of a head injury suffered in the Oct. 26 "Magic City Classic" game against Alabama State University. Jefferson County Deputy Coroner Matt Angelo said Friday that Burnett died at 5:43pm Wednesday at UAB Hospital, Fox 42 reports....

A Contentious Pyramid Study Is Retracted

The findings at Gunung Padang were criticized from the start

(Newser) - A study that was published to much criticism has been retracted—a move that in and of itself is being denounced by some. The October 2023 study in Archaeological Prospection made what the New York Times calls an "explosive claim": that a site in Indonesia called Gunung Padang may...

In the World of Shark Research, a Big Retraction

Scientists retract paper claiming mysterious creature was sighted in Mediterranean

(Newser) - As far as retractions go, it's an unusual one: A group of scientists have yanked their May 2022 paper claiming a goblin shark had been sighted for the first time in the Mediterranean as well as their defense, published March 13, 2023, of their study. The March 20 move...

Landmark Study of Mediterranean Diet Was Flawed

2013 study retracted, though updated version reaches similar conclusion

(Newser) - The repute of the Mediterranean diet, considered one of the world's healthiest, took a hit this week: Citing methodology errors, authors retracted a landmark 2013 study published in the New England Journal of Medicine that found people who consumed the diet of fruits, veggies, nuts, fish, and olive oil...

WaPo Yanks Cartoon of Ted Cruz's Kids as Monkeys

They were depicted as dancing monkeys in Ann Telnaes cartoon

(Newser) - The Washington Post has retracted a political cartoon featuring Ted Cruz's two daughters that caused the Republican candidate to warn his kids "are not fair game." The image, seen here , from Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist Ann Telnaes showed Cruz as an organ grinder dressed as Santa, led by...

Science Journals Rife With Error, Fraud

Retractions up 15-fold over past decade in 11,600 scientific publications

(Newser) - The number of retractions in scientific journals has surged 15-fold over the past decade, rising to 339 last year from 22 in 2001—far faster than the 44% increase in the number of articles published over the same period, reports the Wall Street Journal in an investigation of 11,600...

Coke Must Run Corrected Ads in Australia

(Newser) - Coke has to run a series of we-goofed ads in Australia after asserting in a recent campaign that the soft drink doesn’t rot teeth, make you fat, or contain much caffeine, the Australian reports. “The moment we saw the ad our eyebrows were raised and that turned to...

Craig Moves to Retract Guilty Plea

Strategy could delay resignation and stave off ethics probe

(Newser) - Toe-tapping Senator Larry Craig will file a motion today to retract his guilty plea to charges linked to allegedly soliciting sex in a public men's room. Minnesota law allows convicts to recant pleas if they can prove they were not intelligently made, but such strategies rarely succeed. The legal proceedings...

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