The medical research world is responding to the covid-19 pandemic at breathtaking speed.
There has been a maelstrom of global research, with mixed consequences. Positives
include the greater provision of open access to covid-19 studies, some increased
collaboration, expedited governance and ethics approvals of new clinical studies, and wider
use of preprints. But many problems have become evident. Before the pandemic, it was
estimated that up to 85% of research was wasted because of poor questions, poor study …