Howie and Harlan are joined by Manisha Juthani, a Yale infectious disease specialist and commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Public Health. They discuss her research, including a study casting doubt on the use of cranberries to prevent urinary tract infection, and her priorities for Connecticut. Harlan reports on a wave of study retractions from the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute; Howie reflects on the progress made toward eradicating Guinea worm and malaria. 

Links:

Retractions from the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

“Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Researchers Accused of Manipulating Data”

“Top Cancer Center Seeks to Retract or Correct Dozens of Studies”

Pubpeer: The Online Journal Club

“‘A lot of it is sloppiness’: the biologist who finds flaws in scientific papers”

Manisha Juthani

“An Outbreak of Domestically Acquired Typhoid Fever in Queens, NY”

Manisha Juthani: “Effect of Cranberry Capsules on Bacteriuria Plus Pyuria Among Older Women in Nursing Homes—A Randomized Clinical Trial”

“Reduction of Bacteriuria and Pyuria After Ingestion of Cranberry Juice” 

Yale School of Medicine Medical Grand Rounds: “Debunking a myth: cranberry products for UTI prevention”

Connecticut Department of Public Health

Connecticut Department of Public Health: About the Commissioner

Connecticut Department of Public Health: Statistics and Research

“Court: CT can keep law that ends religious exemptions for vaccines”

“Congenital syphilis cases in the U.S. have skyrocketed, CDC says”

Eradicating Parasites

“Jimmy Carter took on the awful Guinea worm when no one else would—and he triumphed”

“Cape Verde reaches malaria-free milestone”

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