Aaron M. Milstone

Aug 12, 2024 | jamanetwork.com | Dimitri A. Christakis |Aaron M. Milstone |Alison Galbraith |Susan L. Rosenthal

On Scientific Publication and Politics Science is an iterative and imperfect process that arcs toward truth. Increasingly, the process itself is being criticized because findings are sometimes contradictory. The COVID-19 epidemic put this into sharp relief as we learned more about the effectiveness of preventive and treatment actions and recommendations accordingly evolved. Findings were filtered, amplified, interpreted, and disseminated through political channels.