Abstract
Trustworthiness of medical publications can depend on either good faith or verifiable data. Most medical publications to date have been advertisements or some form of scholarly boasting. The investigators practically announce to the world that they performed some research. In good faith, other scientists and practitioners of medicine, guideline developers, and patients are asked to take these advertisements seriously, buy into them, and make important (occasionally life-or-death) decisions on the basis of what they say. However, the raw data are usually not made available. Other crucial components that would allow to verify the research, including the code, detailed protocols, and statistical analysis plans, are also rarely shared—or may not exist. Under such circumstances, is faith misplaced when one accepts that the work presented is real?
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 412-414 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Fertility and Sterility |
| Volume | 120 |
| Issue number | 3.1 |
| Early online date | 22 Aug 2023 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Sept 2023 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:B.W.M. is supported by a National Health and Medical Research Council Investigator grant (GNT1176437); reports consulting fees from ObsEva, Merck KGaA, and Merck; and reports travel support from Merck KGaA outside the submitted work. J.P.A.I. has nothing to disclose.