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The Lancet Retracts 1977 Talc Safety Paper Over Hidden J&J Ties
The Lancet retracted a 49-year-old talc safety commentary after researchers found the author was a paid Johnson & Johnson consultant, revealing undisclosed conflicts used in decades of litigation.
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Historians unearth a conflict of interest regarding talcum powder, prompting a retraction by The Lancet
On March 25, The Lancet, one of the oldest academic journals, issued a rare retraction based on research by Columbia Mailman School public health historians Gerald Markowitz and David Rosner. The journal retracted—in essence, disavowed—an unsigned 1977 commentary claiming that talcum powder poses no serious health risks, despite robust contemporaneous scientific evidence to the contrary.
Decades-Old Paper Hailing Baby Powder Safety Retracted by Lancet
The Lancet, one of the world’s leading medical journals, retracted a nearly five-decade-old paper extolling the safety of talc, the main ingredient in Johnson & Johnson’s iconic baby powder that fueled tens of thousands of lawsuits against the company after it was linked to cancer.
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- 34% of the sources lean Left, 33% of the sources are Center, 33% of the sources lean Right
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