
Three other papers have been the subject of expressions of concern for the same reason, according to the website Retraction Watch which monitors questions raised over published research
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Opinion: Adherence to the Laws of War Is EssentialMay 31, 2019 |
Our Leonard Rubenstein, in a letter to the editor of the Washington Post, writes, “Gaining adherence to these now-universal norms of conduct remains a struggle, but we must work to see their promise fulfilled, not to undermine them by pardoning those who commit war crimes.”
Quick ReadThere are 111,616 incarcerated women in the US, a 7-fold increase since 1980. Some of these women are pregnant, but amid reports of women giving birth in their cells or shackled to hospital beds, prison and public health officials have no hard data on how many are pregnant, or on the outcomes of those pregnancies
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Do Jails Kill People?February 25, 2019 |
There may be no worse place to live in New York City than on Rikers Island…Most people whose lives end on Rikers die of natural causes, but there is no doubt that some deaths there have been caused by the culture and conditions of Rikers itself
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Accused of Preventable Inmate DeathsJanuary 4, 2019 |
Illinois agrees to sweeping health care reforms, oversight at all prisons. Under the agreement, which would resolve a lengthy lawsuit challenging the quality of care in the prison system, a federal monitor would be appointed to oversee reforms
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Can We Really Inherit Trauma?December 11, 2018 |
Headlines suggest that the epigenetic marks of trauma can be passed from one generation to the next. But the evidence, at least in humans, is circumstantial at best
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Colorado Approves $41m SettlementSeptember 14, 2018 |
Settlement ensures care of 2,200 state prisoners with hepatitis C. Inmates will no longer be required to undergo drug or alcohol treatment as a precondition for care
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The Ideal Subjects for a Salt Study? Maybe PrisonersJune 6, 2018 |
Leading scientists propose to track salt’s effects on health by controlling how much is given to inmate volunteers
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