That’s my industry. Currently my writer is trying to tell my pharma client she cannot make an edit to a paper because there is no data to back up the claim they want to make in the opening sentence. They basically told her to make the edit or they’ll pull their $3m account from our company. It’s not COVID related, but still. Do not trust publications. You need to see the raw data (which is usually publicly available) but good luck sifting through it and understanding it without a PhD. Doctors do not have time to sift through and just read the title and abstract super quick. Also lots of times we can suggest who we want to peer review the paper when it’s submitted so we can make sure industry buddies review the paper and accept it for publication.
That’s my industry. Currently my writer is trying to tell my pharma client she cannot make an edit to a paper because there is no data to back up the claim they want to make in the opening sentence. They basically told her to make the edit or they’ll pull their $3m account from our company. It’s not COVID related, but still. Do not trust publications. You need to see the raw data (which is usually publicly available) but good luck sifting through it and understanding it without a PhD. Doctors do not have time to sift through and just read the title and abstract super quick. Also lots of times we can suggest who we want to peer review the paper when it’s submitted so we can make sure industry buddies review the paper and accept it for publication.