[Irtalk] Big Pharma Plays Hide-the-Ball With Data

[Hilton Gibson]

The revelation of hidden data bolstered a growing movement against what’s
referred to within the research community as “publication bias,” in which
scientists squirrel away mostly negative or inconclusive findings and
broadcast only their positive ones. Concealing trial data—for which
patients accept the risks of untested treatments for the greater good—is
routine. *As many as half of all clinical trials are never published, PLOS
Medicine reported last year.*

http://www.newsweek.com/2014/11/21/medical-science-has-data-problem-284066.html
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