Ghostbusters: Authors of a new study propose a strict ban on medical ghostwriting
Thursday, February 4, 2010 - 10:21
in Psychology & Sociology
When students pawn someone else's work off as their own, they get expelled. But when some professors do the same thing, they get a "pat on the back," and maybe even a few extra bucks. Scientists credited for research articles that were secretly penned by ghostwriters from pharmaceutical companies often are not reprimanded for their misrepresentations; rather, their ranks and career trajectories often improve. [More]