Peer Review and Tylenol
A discussion by:
Sarah Flood
Lily Patterson
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Transcript
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Time Stamps--For Easy Navigation
Intro [0:00]
Summary of Lily’s research paper and research question [1:08]
Is the peer review process enough? [3:47]
How should journals choose reviewers? [5:12]
Should journals broaden the number of reviewers they have? [6:35]
Compensation and Misinformation [8:27]
How Can the System be Exploited? [9:13]
Repeat Reviewers [10:31]
Editor Bias [11:18]
Solutions and Next Steps [13:26]
Personal Takeaways [16:16]
Summary of Sarah’s research paper and research question [17:13]
Search for Case Studies [20:56]
Most surprising/telling cases [20:30]
Should we blame Tylenol? [23:56]
How much impact does labelling have on safety? [25:27]
Next Steps [25:55]
Personal Takeaways [30:24]
Outro [31:23]
Show Notes
You can find the link to Lily Patterson’s study, “Peer-Review: How the System Can Be Manipulated for the Spread of Misinformation” here
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The link to Sarah Flood’s study “‘Always read and follow the label’: How Acetaminophen Misinformation can be Life-Threatening” can be found here
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Additional Links/Resources:
For more information on how the tobacco industry contributed to the spread of misinformation, see the 2014 documentary, Merchants of Doubt.
For more information on the Johnson & Johnson Tylenol Crisis (The Chicago Tylenol Murders), you can find the Chicago Tribunes’ podcast Unsealed, wherever you get your podcasts.
More information on acetaminophen-induced hepatotoxicity and the symptoms can be found here. If you or someone you know thinks that they are experiencing an acetaminophen overdose, seek immediate medical assistance.