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Elisabeth Bik @elisabethbik.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Is AI Flooding Medical Journals With 'Meaningless' Research? With some quotes by Ivan Oransky, Elena Vicario, and me: "We are at a point now that we cannot distinguish fake from real," said Elisabeth Bik By @rachrobertson.bsky.social @medpagetoday.com www.medpagetoday.com/special-repo...

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Is AI Flooding Medical Journals With 'Meaningless' Research?

'It's not fraudulent, and it's not really slop,' one expert says

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Elisabeth Bik @elisabethbik.bsky.social · 11h

Boot Camp Promises a Submitted Paper in Just 2 Days— Critics worry AI-aided program enables shoddy research "Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis in 1 Weekend" @rachrobertson.bsky.social reports @medpagetoday.com Quotes by Matt Spick, @gidmk.bsky.social, and me. www.medpagetoday.com/special-repo...

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Boot Camp Promises a Submitted Paper in Just 2 Days

Critics worry AI-aided program enables shoddy research

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Rachael Robertson @rachrobertson.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

AI-fabricated citations in research papers are a growing problem that have increased 12-fold in recent years. In the first 7 weeks of 2026, 1 in 277 papers contained a reference that didn’t lead to a real paper, up from 1 in 2,828 papers in 2023. Read here👇 www.medpagetoday.com/practicemana...

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'Tip of the Iceberg': Study Uncovers AI-Fabricated Citations in Research Papers

Over 4,000 fabricated references across more than 2,800 papers identified

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Kevin Ault @kevinault.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

"much research has found no link between #COVID vaccination in pregnancy and adverse outcomes for children, including at least two studies showing no increase in birth defects" More safety data #ObGynSky + #MedSky via @rachrobertson.bsky.social. www.medpagetoday.com/meetingcover...

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No Link Between COVID Shot in Pregnancy and Kids' Autism Symptoms

Study adds to mounting data supporting the safety and efficacy of COVID vaccination in pregnancy

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MedPage Today @medpagetoday.com · 21/08/2025

Hundreds of former and current #HHS workers signed an open letter calling for HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to stop spreading misinformation and to guarantee their safety after a gunman opened fire at #CDC headquarters in Atlanta earlier this month, @rachrobertson.bsky.social reports.

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Rachael Robertson @rachrobertson.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

Why does menopause hormone therapy still divide physicians? I spoke with a reproductive endocrinologist about this debate, how research on MHT has evolved since the WHI, + how doctors can interpret the science when caring for their patients. @medpagetoday.com www.medpagetoday.com/obgyn/hrt/11...

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Why Menopause Hormone Therapy Still Divides Physicians

Rachel Weinerman, MD, on what physicians have learned since the WHI published two decades ago

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Rachael Robertson @rachrobertson.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

FDA has recently held a slew of so-called "expert panels" (on menopause, SSRIs in pregnancy, talc, + baby formula) that sidestep legal procedures + ethics guardrails, raising concern about cherry-picking of experts and evidence. For @medpagetoday.bsky.social 👇🏻 www.medpagetoday.com/washington-w...

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FDA 'Expert Panels' Raise Concerns of Evading Regulations, Ethics

Do panels cherry-pick experts and evidence that align with FDA leadership's views?

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Kristina Fiore @kristinafiore.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

There's a major publishing slowdown at CDC's flagship journal, MMWR. Submissions are down, and there's a new step in the process that's never been required before -- all articles must be cleared by the HHS secretary's office (though an HHS spokesperson said this was "false"). More here:

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There's a Major Publishing Slowdown at CDC's Flagship Journal

Each MMWR article now requires clearance by the HHS secretary, sources said

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MedPage Today @medpagetoday.com · 09/07/2025

A handful of states have passed legislation allowing ivermectin to be sold and purchased over-the-counter -- and other state legislatures have their sights set on doing the same. @rachrobertson.bsky.social

Map of the United States highlighting states with legislation allowing over-the-counter ivermectin

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Rachael Robertson @rachrobertson.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

RFK Jr promised that new CDC vaccine advisors wouldn’t be “ideological anti-vaxxers” — yet many of his new appointees are known for their anti-vax views. One even posted this week that the term is “not a slur, but a compliment.” My latest 👇🏻 www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdi...

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Anti-Vaxxers on CDC Panel: A Broken Promise From RFK Jr.?

Being called an anti-vaxxer is a compliment, one new ACIP member says

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MedPage Today @medpagetoday.com · 03/06/2025

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Rachael Robertson @rachrobertson.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

Honored to be a NIHCM finalist alongside the rest of my amazing team for our dive into the dirty details of the weight-loss drug boom🏆

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Rachael Robertson @rachrobertson.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

SCOOP: Poison control centers have received nearly 40% more reports of vitamin A exposures among kids from Jan. 1 through Mar. 31 this year compared to the same time last year -- a trend that lines up with the growing measles outbreaks in Texas and other states. www.medpagetoday.com/special-repo...

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Amid Measles Outbreaks, Poison Centers See Uptick in Vit A Exposures in Kids

RFK Jr. has touted the vitamin for the highly contagious virus

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Rachael Robertson @rachrobertson.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

Millions of vaccine doses are made from chicken eggs each year. So how exactly will the #eggshortage impact flu vax production for next season? My latest for @medpagetoday.bsky.social www.medpagetoday.com/special-repo...

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Will the Egg Shortage Affect Flu Shots?

Millions of vaccine doses are made using chicken eggs each year

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Rachael Robertson @rachrobertson.bsky.social · 15/02/2025

In 14 states that adopted abortion bans after Roe v. Wade was overturned, birth rates increased — but so did infant mortality. The greatest differences were seen by marginalized women, according to two studies. www.medpagetoday.com/obgyn/aborti...

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Birth Rates, Infant Mortality Increased in Abortion Ban States

Results of two new studies are in line with earlier findings looking at Texas alone

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Rachael Robertson @rachrobertson.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

Researchers have been learning the hard way that government data may not always be available or reliable — so archives, like @archive.org, have been hosting critical CDC data. That particular archive was spotlighted by @altcdc.bsky.social. www.medpagetoday.com/special-repo...

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Archives Host Missing CDC Data

Comparing archived data with censored government data will be critical, epidemiologists say

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Rachael Robertson @rachrobertson.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

And with that…RFK Jr got the votes he needs to become HHS secretary🤮 It’s an increasingly dark time for public health.

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Rachael Robertson @rachrobertson.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

Government websites are being gutted of vital health information, so @acog-org.bsky.social is stepping up to host PDFs of contraceptive guidance + ob/gyn-related gov-issued guidance that docs reference regularly — in case it gets purged. My latest 👇🏻 www.medpagetoday.com/obgyn/genera...

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ACOG Will Host Contraceptive Guidance for Ob/Gyns Amid CDC Website Purge

Docs who fear losing access to vital information say this move is vital

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Rachael Robertson @rachrobertson.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

BREAKING: For the first time in 60+ years, MMWR did not go out as scheduled because of the communications pause at federal health agencies issued by the Trump administration. Public health leaders called this “a disaster” and “a concerning precedent” www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdi...

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Trump's Gag Order Halts CDC Publication

MMWR did not publish as usual at 1 p.m. today

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Linda Holmes @lindaholmes.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

I’m just begging you: Before you write your post about why the media isn’t covering something, *Google it* and look at the “news” tab. Please.

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Rachael Robertson @rachrobertson.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

Last June I dove into what Dr. Oz was up to after his failed senate bid. It was clear he was as positioning to launch a public role, but I don’t think any of us could have predicted that this is where we’d find him a year later 🙃 www.medpagetoday.com/special-repo...

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What Has Mehmet Oz Been Up To?

Oz went silent on social media after losing his Senate race, but appears to be making a comeback

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Rachael Robertson @rachrobertson.bsky.social · 08/10/2024

Since 2022, 76 people have mistakenly been told they failed the pathology board exam. While they are getting refunds and new certificates, many told me that’s not enough to make up for the mental distress, time, and compensation they missed out on as a result. www.medpagetoday.com/special-repo...

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Dozens Who Were Told They Failed the Pathology Board Exam Actually Passed

American Board of Pathology re-scored the exam and issued refunds to impacted test takers

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Rachael Robertson @rachrobertson.bsky.social · 18/10/2023

You cannot make this shit up🤦🏼‍♀️ 📍NOLA Aquarium

Sign at New Orleans aquarium that says “Gulf of Mexico: sponsored by…BP, Exxon, and
Shell ”

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Rachael Robertson @rachrobertson.bsky.social · 10/10/2023

Let’s get reconnected on here, health/news/nyc pals! I’m a journalist with MedPage Today covering ob/gyn, misinfo, health equity & many other medical topics.⚕️I also host and produce the biweekly health news podcast MedPod Today.🎙️ Tips/stories are always welcome at 👇🏻 r.robertson@medpagetoday.com

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