This bias can create a negative feedback loop, the paper warns, where the most-studied species keep getting studied and the ...

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The New England Journal of Medicine received a letter suggesting that it was biased and compromised by external pressure.

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Martin’s letter was published on social media by Chicago-based psychiatrist Eric Reinhart, who accused the Trump administration of using U.S. Attorneys to intimidate academic journals. He urged them ...

Some conservative groups have previously accused medical journals of bias. The Alliance Defending Freedom, a Christian legal ...

The DOJ has accused CHEST and other medical journals of scientific bias, demanding responses to a list of questions by May 2, 2025.

WASHINGTON, D. C. - A federal prosecutor is accusing a scientific journal edited by a Cleveland Clinic physician of “partisan” scientific bias and seeking answers to a series of misinformation ...

Last week, at least one scientific journal received a letter from a top U.S. attorney asking it to respond to alleged bias. Now, NEJM has received a similar inquiry as well.

The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) has received a letter from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) requesting ...

The DOJ has sent letters to CHEST and other journals asking that editors answer questions about bias and misinformation.