The Atlantic Daily, a newsletter that guides you through the biggest stories of the day, helps you discover new ideas, and recommends the best in culture. Sign up for it here. Late last month, the ...

Federal health agencies are expected to adopt so-called "gold standard science" in line with an executive order, but many in the research community worry this framework creates yet another avenue for ...

There are some things that are common sense. Striving for Gold Standard Science – that all science should be reproducible, open and transparent, free from conflicts of interest, and collaborative – is ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. US Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and other health officials frequently say they are following "gold standard ...

The Trump administration is facing backlash after it put forward new guidelines for the use of science at federal agencies, with scientists and Democratic lawmakers suggesting the policies would roll ...

Gold standard science (GSS). It's a simple idea: Conduct the best, unbiased scientific research possible. However, as with many simple ideas, GSS has been co-opted by MAHA as yet another tool to ...

Late last month, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy released a document detailing its vision for scientific integrity. Its nine tenets, first laid out in President Donald Trump’s ...

The message is hammered over and over, in news conferences, hearings and executive orders: President Donald Trump and his health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., say they want the government to ...

The message is hammered over and over, in news conferences, hearings and executive orders: President Donald Trump and his health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., say they want the government to ...

Scientists say the problem is that they are often doing just the opposite by relying on preliminary studies, fringe science or just hunches to make claims, cast doubt on proven treatments or even set ...