A series of reform initiatives over the summer has resulted in a record-breaking number of organ donors exiting the system.

Anil Oza is a general assignment reporter at STAT focused on the NIH and health equity. You can reach him on Signal at aniloza.16. Retractions are a sign that science is working as it should. But ...

Many universities and research institutions around the world prize high productivity. They encourage researchers to publish more articles and accrue more citations; higher counts can signal that an ...

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Olympic gold medal-winning gymnast Shawn Johnson East has had respiratory syncytial virus-related experiences with all 3 of her children. Now she's trying to warn others about RSV. (Photo: Gabrielle ...

Several high-profile papers on COVID-19 research have come under fire from people in the scientific community in recent weeks. Two articles addressing the safety of certain drugs when taken by ...

When my colleague Adam Marcus, editorial director at Medscape, and I launched the blog Retraction Watch in 2010, we didn’t realize we were riding a wave. At the time, we thought journals were issuing ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A: I think the major retractions are due to a rush to publish information about the pandemic. I think that is a ...