Research findings and publications can lead to more than just heated discussions and letters to the editor. It turns out they can also lead to lawsuits, according to a recent New York Times column. Its author goes on to discuss the chilling effects legal action can have on the research enterprise.
Author Aaron E. Carroll also blogs health research and policy at The Incidental Economist, we noted in the author bio. We poked around there a bit too, and found it interesting.
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