Science at Warp Speed: Medical Research, Publication, and Translation During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Autor: Cameron Stewart, Melanie Gentgall, Wendy Lipworth, Ian Kerridge
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
Předmět:
Risk
Health (social science)
Biomedical Research
media_common.quotation_subject
Science
Context (language use)
Medical law
0603 philosophy
ethics and religion
epidemics
1117 Public Health and Health Services
Health(social science)
Ethics
Research
Translational Research
Biomedical
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Political science
Pandemic
Humans
Quality (business)
030212 general & internal medicine
Symposium: COVID-19
Pandemics
science
media_common
Vaccines
research
Warp drive
SARS-CoV-2
Corporate governance
2201 Applied Ethics
Health Policy
Biomedical publication
Publications
Conflict of interest
Research quality
COVID-19
06 humanities and the arts
Medical research
Research integrity
COVID-19 Drug Treatment
Coronavirus
Research governance
Health Resources
Engineering ethics
060301 applied ethics
Zdroj: Journal of Bioethical Inquiry
ISSN: 1872-4353
1176-7529
Popis: In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been a rapid growth in research focused on developing vaccines and therapies. In this context, the need for speed is taken for granted, and the scientific process has adapted to accommodate this. On the surface, attempts to speed up the research enterprise appear to be a good thing. It is, however, important to consider what, if anything, might be lost when biomedical innovation is sped up. In this article we use the case of a study recently retracted from the Lancet to illustrate the potential risks and harms associated with speeding up science. We then argue that, with appropriate governance mechanisms in place (and adequately resourced), it should be quite possible to both speed up science and remain attentive to scientific quality and integrity.
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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