From the frontline: 30 something science

Family medicine predoctoral education: 30-something.

Something rotten at the core of science?

A recent U.S. Supreme Court decision and an analysis of the peer review system substantiate complaints about this fundamental aspect of scientific research. Far from filtering out junk science, peer review may be blocking the flow of innovation and corrupting public support of science. The U.S. Supreme Court has recently been wrestling with the issues of the acceptability and reliability of sci...

Science, pseudoscience, and the frontline practitioner: the vaccination/autism debate.

This article demonstrates how misinformation concerning autism and vaccinations was created and suggests that social workers may be perfectly poised to challenge pseudoscience interpretations. Utilizing social network theory, this article illustrates how erroneous research, mass media, and public opinion led to a decreased use of vaccinations in the United States and a seven-fold increase in me...

Influenza news from the frontline: what's happening?

Chief Editor Anita Simonds explains what's happening on the frontline of the flu season http://ow.ly/fBW630iiYC5.

Negative Data from the Psychological Frontline

A recent study designed to investigate a possible psychological mechanism behind the widespread indifference or opposition towards immortalism is presented. In the wider context of a psychological experiment, which is not reported in detail here, the study tested different ways to advertise immortalism, but failed to identify a superior strategy. The theory behind the study, possible explanatio...