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Re:Medicine is plagued by untrustworthy clinical trials by ttpphd on Tuesday July 18, 2023 @10:03AM (#36772427)
LOL looks like someone has not had to get data collection protocols through IRB approval...
Re:Medicine is plagued by untrustworthy clinical trials by CrampusDestrus on Tuesday July 18, 2023 @10:05AM (#36772461)
if researchers are so untrustworthy then what's your solution?
Re:Medicine is plagued by untrustworthy clinical trials by Balgair on Tuesday July 18, 2023 @11:14AM (#36773801)
For a 'quick' overview into the mess that is IRBs, this book review is a good starting place: https://astralcodexten.substack.com/p/book-review-from-overs...

TL;DR: IRBs are a mess, hyper-individualized, and the problem ain't getting any better any time soon.