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Paper that popularized unproven hydroxychloroquine COVID-19 treatment finally retracted

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Infamous paper that popularized unproven COVID-19 treatment finally retracted

A 2020 paper that sparked widespread enthusiasm for hydroxychloroquine as a COVID-19 treatment was retracted today, following years of campaigning by scientists who alleged the research contained major scientific flaws and may have breached ethics regulations. The paper was pulled because of ethical concerns and methodological problems, according to a retraction notice.

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Climate change hearings conclude at World Court amid disputes between rich and island nations

Rich countries, island states lock horns on climate change at UN court

THE HAGUE, Dec 13 (Reuters) - The World Court concluded hearings on Friday on countries' legal obligation to fight climate change and whether large states contributing most to greenhouse-gas emissions should be liable for damage caused to small island nations.
 
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Analysis: Concern About How Trump’s Health Nominee Covid Contrarians Will Handle the Next Pandemic

President-elect Donald J. Trump had already succeeded in rattling the nation’s public health and biomedical establishment by the time he announced on Tuesday that he had picked Dr. Jay Bhattacharya to run the National Institutes of Health. But amid growing fears of a deadly bird flu pandemic, perhaps no one was more rattled than experts in infectious disease.

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Analysis/Politics: Views of and reactions to Trump's nominatons for key health posts.

...Almost all have been highly critical of the agencies they would run if confirmed, and experts say the nominees represent a complete overhaul of the vision and priorities of key agencies for health care and public health.

Here are four takeaways:

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