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Re:Author-paid publication fees corrupt science and should b... by p00dles on Sunday August 25, 2024 @05:30AM (#41345882)
To ignore _all_ clinical studies because “nothing useful comes out of them” seems extreme. Yes, there are poorly run studies, and conclusions can be inappropriately drawn from studies (ex: when a study wasn’t meant to answer certain questions).

However, well-run randomized control trials (RCTs) in medicine absolutely exist and can be a very strong form of evidence when interpreted correctly. This is especially true in comparison to other disciplines (economics, etc.) where such RCT trials are impossible and researchers wish that they a research tool as valuable as an RCT.

Re:Author-paid publication fees corrupt science and should b... by kstrauser on Sunday August 25, 2024 @11:19AM (#41347901)
Fair. It was mainly in the context of “clinical studies show that unlikely thing X cures Y”. No randomized double-blind trials? Sure.