Obesity research is riddled with methodological problems that are rarely challenged, leading to the perpetuation of misinformation and interventions that do harm. Given the two-thirds of the population who are classified as higher weight and thus subject to these interventions, it is past time to clean up the basic scientific flaws in this research area.

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What is the clinical effectiveness of pulmonary rehabilitation in reducing hospital admissions and readmissions, improving health outcomes such as exercise tolerance and dyspnea, and positively impacting patient centered outcomes. Does this effectiveness vary based on the types of settings rehab is conducted in, urban vs rural environments, the components to the program, the timing of the program and the overall support... more »

The initiation of clinical trials remains difficult, time-consuming, and costly. Repetitive institutional review board oversight is one of several obstacles to efficient clinical trial initiation and completion. New strategies for addressing duplicative regulatory standards are necessary to ease the initiation and completion of trials.