Cureus, Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown
Опубликована: Янв. 23, 2025
Mainstream medicine, like other academic fields, is shaped by prevailing paradigms and the dominant narratives they create. Over past half-century, these have increasingly reflected growing commercial influence of pharmaceutical industry. Dominant are closely tied to groupthink, which medical journals often subject. In addition, more "prestigious" tend further financial conflicts interest with These dynamics limit scientific progress suppressing awareness iatrogenic aspects industry products benefits alternative non-patentable unpatentable therapeutic interventions. Journals need adopt a open policy manuscripts that encompass contrarian perspectives while still adhering time-tested values methods.
Язык: Английский