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STAT+: Dana-Farber retracts string of studies in systematic review of data integrity

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An ongoing investigation into data integrity at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute has resulted in a string of retractions, the latest of which is a 2006 Science paper co-authored by institute president and CEO Laurie Glimcher.

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Opinion: What the public might learn from Kate Middleton, the latest ‘famous patient’

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By the time I wrote my book , “When Illness Goes Public: Celebrity Patients and How We Look at Medicine” in 2006, there were hundreds of stories of famous patients I could have told. But things began to change in the early 20th century.

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STAT+: New NIH head says government has fallen behind pharma on clinical trials

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Industry-sponsored trials increased 43% from 2006 to 2014, while newly registered NIH-funded trials decreased 24% over the same period. ” A Johns Hopkins University study published in 2015 showed that the pharmaceutical industry funds six times more clinical trials than the government. Continue to STAT+ to read the full story…

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Opinion: There is no epidemic of autism. It’s an epidemic of need

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This is a significant increase from the 2021 estimate of 1 in 44 , which was a big jump from 1 in 110 in 2006. In a pair of new reports — one focused on 8-year-olds and one on 4-year-olds — the CDC found that 1 out of every 36 children has autism. This increase may sound scary. There is no “epidemic of autism.”

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STAT+: Sales of antibiotics for food-producing animals dropped by more than half in Europe over the past decade

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The problem has persisted, even after the European Union in 2006 banned the use of antibiotics for promoting growth, since bulking up the animals makes them better suited for increased production.

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STAT+: KKR veteran sets records with $3.9 billion health care fund

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billion fundraising in 2006, according to data from PitchBook. The firm, Patient Square Capital, closed on $3.9 billion for its fund Wednesday. That makes it the largest inaugural fund for a new U.S.-based based private equity firm. The previous record was set by Centerbridge Partners’ $3.2

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STAT+: Congress extends some pandemic preparedness programs, but not all

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The Pandemic All-Hazards Preparedness Act was a Bush administration priority that Congress passed in 2006 to help the government respond to nuclear and biological attacks and naturally occurring threats, such as pandemics. That temporary funding measure also extended a few programs that are part of the Pandemic All-Hazards Preparedness Act.

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