Science
Covid-19 Drug Research Is a Big Huge Mess – WIRED
Scientists have been studying treatments for the disease for half a year. Lack of coordination and a broken system mean they still don’t know very much.
Another problem has been the kind of internecine push-and-pull among hospitals and individual researchers. Theyre all frenemies, all chasing the goal of helping people, but also getting published in big journals in pursuit of tenure and grants. Thats not necessarily badif the energy gets directed. The lowest-lift study you can do as a clinician scientist is to write up the cases that come through your center. Its not that hard to do, and its a low lift. But if you want impact, youve got to get o…
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