“What CITI Program is Reading” is our biweekly blog series which highlights news articles curated by our staff and relevant to research, higher education, healthcare, technology, and more. Follow us on LinkedIn for upcoming editions and more information from CITI Program.
Research
Rising Retraction Rates: A Symptom of a Strained System
Source: The Scientist Retraction data points to better identification of scientific misconduct and the negative impact of the publish-or-perish culture in academia.
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We need to talk about failure in science
Source: nature Failure is part and parcel of research, but discussing it sometimes seems to be taboo in science. It doesn’t need to be.
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Securing NIH awards is getting more competitive — and confusing
Source: STAT The likelihood of snagging NIH grants has plunged to historic lows, forcing academic researchers to resort to a variety of tactics to try to obtain funding.
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A New Way To Think About Age and Cancer Genetics
Source: Harvard Medical School Study finds only some mutations believed to cause cancer actually do — and age provides a clue.
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Hantavirus Vaccines and Treatments Are in the Pipeline
Source: The New York Times But it has been hard to attract interest in medical interventions for viruses that have not been considered a top public health priority, scientists say.
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Technology Ethics
As researchers aim for universal AI disclosure guidelines, the devil is in the details
Source: Science Integrity conference attendees debated when and how authors should declare AI use in papers.
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FDA Expands AI Capabilities and Completes Data Platform Consolidation
Source: U.S. Food & Drug Administration FDA announced major steps in its bold initiative to modernize the agency. The agency launched Elsa 4.0, a significant upgrade to the agency’s internal AI tool available to all FDA staff, from scientific reviewers to investigators.
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Safety
Lab Notebook Commentary: Transforming the Laboratory Notebook into a Framework for Risk Management
Source: ACS Publications Laboratory notebooks remain central to chemical research documentation, yet their use as primarily historical records no longer aligns with the complexity and risk profile of modern laboratory practice.
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Advancing healthcare worker safety in an academic hospital setting: a mixed methods quality improvement initiative protocol
Source: Frontiers in Health Services There is growing evidence that workplace violence is a globally increasing burden, with serious negative effects on the wellbeing of healthcare workers and deleterious outcomes for patients and healthcare systems.
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Compliance
ACS Coding Hotline Helps with Billing-Related Issues
Source: American College of Surgeons ACS Fellows can access coding expertise through the Coding Hotline to improve claim accuracy and practice efficiency.
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Operating Under Observation: Privacy And Professionalism in a Recorded OR
Source: Specialty Pharmacy Continuum The near-universal presence of smartphones, wearable devices, and digital documentation systems has transformed expectations of privacy in the OR.
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