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Coronavirus: Scientists Are Questioning Past Research By The Founder of Surgisphere
“It’s like the guy went crazy with Photoshop,” said one expert in scientific image manipulation.The journalists at BuzzFeed News are proud to bring you trustworthy and relevant reporting about the coronavirus. To help keep this news free, and sign up for our newsletter, .The founder of Surgisphere, the little-known health data analytics company blamed for the retraction of two prominent scientific papers on , is in more trouble.On Friday evening, Elisabeth Bik, a consultant who in analyzing scientific papers for signs of data manipulation, spotted multiple duplications in images from a...…“It’s like the guy went crazy with Photoshop,” said one expert in scientific image manipulation.The journalists at BuzzFeed News are proud to bring you trustworthy and relevant reporting about the coronavirus. To help keep this news free, and sign up for our newsletter, .The founder of Surgisphere, the little-known health data analytics company blamed for the retraction of two prominent scientific papers on , is in more trouble.On Friday evening, Elisabeth Bik, a consultant who in analyzing scientific papers for signs of data manipulation, spotted multiple duplications in images from a...WW…
JetBlue’s Founder Helped Fund A Stanford Study That Said The Coronavirus Wasn’t That Deadly
AdvertisementBuzzFeed News has reporters across five continents bringing you trustworthy stories about the impact of the coronavirus. To help keep this news free, and sign up for our newsletter, .A highly influential antibody study was funded in part by David Neeleman, the JetBlue Airways founder and a vocal proponent of the idea that the pandemic isn’t deadly enough to justify continued lockdowns.That’s according to a complaint from an anonymous whistleblower, filed with Stanford University last week and obtained by BuzzFeed News, about the study conducted by the famous scientist John...…AdvertisementBuzzFeed News has reporters across five continents bringing you trustworthy stories about the impact of the coronavirus. To help keep this news free, and sign up for our newsletter, .A highly influential antibody study was funded in part by David Neeleman, the JetBlue Airways founder and a vocal proponent of the idea that the pandemic isn’t deadly enough to justify continued lockdowns.That’s according to a complaint from an anonymous whistleblower, filed with Stanford University last week and obtained by BuzzFeed News, about the study conducted by the famous scientist John...WW…
JetBlue Founder David Neeleman Helped Fund The Stanford Coronavirus Antibody Study
A Stanford whistleblower complaint alleges that the controversial John Ioannidis study failed to disclose important financial ties and ignored scientists’ concerns that their antibody test was inaccurate.BuzzFeed News has reporters across five continents bringing you trustworthy stories about the impact of the coronavirus. To help keep this news free, and sign up for our newsletter, .A highly influential antibody study was funded in part by David Neeleman, the JetBlue Airways founder and a vocal proponent of the idea that the pandemic isn’t deadly enough to justify continued...…A Stanford whistleblower complaint alleges that the controversial John Ioannidis study failed to disclose important financial ties and ignored scientists’ concerns that their antibody test was inaccurate.BuzzFeed News has reporters across five continents bringing you trustworthy stories about the impact of the coronavirus. To help keep this news free, and sign up for our newsletter, .A highly influential antibody study was funded in part by David Neeleman, the JetBlue Airways founder and a vocal proponent of the idea that the pandemic isn’t deadly enough to justify continued...WW…
Bik And Raoult Hydroxychloroquine Feud Exposes Tensions
Elisabeth Bik calls out bad science for a living. A feud with one of the world’s loudest hydroxychloroquine crusaders shows that it can carry a high price.Days after a mysterious new illness was declared a pandemic in March of last year, a prominent scientist in France announced that he had already found a cure.Based on , microbiologist Didier Raoult claimed that hydroxychloroquine, a decades-old antimalarial drug, was part of a 100% effective treatment against COVID-19. Then–US president Donald Trump promptly proclaimed that the finding could be “one of the biggest game changers in the...…Elisabeth Bik calls out bad science for a living. A feud with one of the world’s loudest hydroxychloroquine crusaders shows that it can carry a high price.Days after a mysterious new illness was declared a pandemic in March of last year, a prominent scientist in France announced that he had already found a cure.Based on , microbiologist Didier Raoult claimed that hydroxychloroquine, a decades-old antimalarial drug, was part of a 100% effective treatment against COVID-19. Then–US president Donald Trump promptly proclaimed that the finding could be “one of the biggest game changers in the...WW…
Scientists Are Relieved Joe Biden Is The Next President
After four years of relentless attacks on science, researchers and doctors are hopeful that Biden will fight the pandemic and climate change.BuzzFeed News has journalists around the US bringing you trustworthy stories on the 2020 Elections. To help keep this news free, .For scientists who have watched in horror as President Donald Trump relentlessly insulted, undermined, and ignored science, while during a historic pandemic, Joe Biden’s victory on Saturday was a long-awaited cause for celebration.“It feels very much like the four-year war on science has come to an end,” Jacquelyn Gill, an...…After four years of relentless attacks on science, researchers and doctors are hopeful that Biden will fight the pandemic and climate change.BuzzFeed News has journalists around the US bringing you trustworthy stories on the 2020 Elections. To help keep this news free, .For scientists who have watched in horror as President Donald Trump relentlessly insulted, undermined, and ignored science, while during a historic pandemic, Joe Biden’s victory on Saturday was a long-awaited cause for celebration.“It feels very much like the four-year war on science has come to an end,” Jacquelyn Gill, an...WW…
Doctors Question COVID Test Used For Trump's Negative
Trump’s doctor cited a rapid test as a key factor in determining that he is “not infectious,” but the CDC does not recommend using such tests to clear sick patients from isolating.The journalists at BuzzFeed News are proud to bring you trustworthy and relevant reporting about the coronavirus. To help keep this news free, and sign up for our newsletter, .President Donald Trump has tested negative for the and is “not infectious to others,” his doctor announced Monday, but other physicians are questioning those findings, noting the test does not appear to have been used for its intended...…Trump’s doctor cited a rapid test as a key factor in determining that he is “not infectious,” but the CDC does not recommend using such tests to clear sick patients from isolating.The journalists at BuzzFeed News are proud to bring you trustworthy and relevant reporting about the coronavirus. To help keep this news free, and sign up for our newsletter, .President Donald Trump has tested negative for the and is “not infectious to others,” his doctor announced Monday, but other physicians are questioning those findings, noting the test does not appear to have been used for its intended...WW…
Trump Back At White House While Infected With COVID-19
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T Cells Don’t Mean We’re Close To Herd Immunity, Scientists Caution
Right-wing commentators and Trump’s new science adviser, Scott Atlas, say new studies signal good news for ending the pandemic. Scientists say that’s a dangerous leap.The journalists at BuzzFeed News are proud to bring you trustworthy and relevant reporting about the coronavirus. To help keep this news free, and sign up for our newsletter, .How the immune system responds to the is a mystery that scientists are working furiously to unravel — but their findings are being weaponized to make unfounded claims that the pandemic isn’t a big threat.That became clear this week, when President Donald...…Right-wing commentators and Trump’s new science adviser, Scott Atlas, say new studies signal good news for ending the pandemic. Scientists say that’s a dangerous leap.The journalists at BuzzFeed News are proud to bring you trustworthy and relevant reporting about the coronavirus. To help keep this news free, and sign up for our newsletter, .How the immune system responds to the is a mystery that scientists are working furiously to unravel — but their findings are being weaponized to make unfounded claims that the pandemic isn’t a big threat.That became clear this week, when President Donald...WW…
Coronavirus: Email From Stanford Professor’s Wife Claimed His Antibody Study Would Prove If You Were Immune
An email sent to a Silicon Valley middle school’s private listserv tried to recruit families for the antibody study, promising “peace of mind” about their immunity to the coronavirus.The journalists at BuzzFeed News are proud to bring you trustworthy and relevant reporting about the coronavirus. To help keep this news free, and sign up for our newsletter, .A Stanford University professor’s wife invited parents in a wealthy enclave of Northern California to sign up for her husband’s antibody study this month, falsely claiming that an “FDA approved” test would tell them if they had immunity...…An email sent to a Silicon Valley middle school’s private listserv tried to recruit families for the antibody study, promising “peace of mind” about their immunity to the coronavirus.The journalists at BuzzFeed News are proud to bring you trustworthy and relevant reporting about the coronavirus. To help keep this news free, and sign up for our newsletter, .A Stanford University professor’s wife invited parents in a wealthy enclave of Northern California to sign up for her husband’s antibody study this month, falsely claiming that an “FDA approved” test would tell them if they had immunity...WW…
Trump Returned To The White House And Took His Mask Off While Infected With COVID-19
AdvertisementPresident Donald Trump returned to the White House on Monday, just hours after doctors admitted they are in "uncharted territory" because of the COVID-19 treatments he's received.Trump did not respond to questions from reporters as he exited the hospital and got into an SUV, saying only "thank you very much" while giving an occasional thumbs-up.Marine One touched down on the White House's South Lawn at around 6:54 p.m., after which Trump walked up the South Portico stairs, removed his face mask, and stood on the balcony overlooking the lawn for photos.Not long after entering...…AdvertisementPresident Donald Trump returned to the White House on Monday, just hours after doctors admitted they are in "uncharted territory" because of the COVID-19 treatments he's received.Trump did not respond to questions from reporters as he exited the hospital and got into an SUV, saying only "thank you very much" while giving an occasional thumbs-up.Marine One touched down on the White House's South Lawn at around 6:54 p.m., after which Trump walked up the South Portico stairs, removed his face mask, and stood on the balcony overlooking the lawn for photos.Not long after entering...WW…