La Revue de médecine interne
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Observational Study
[The practice of telemedicine by French internal medicine physicians in 2019].
Telemedicine has been developing in France since 2018. The objective of this survey was to assess the knowledge, attitudes, practices and training of internal physicians regarding telemedicine. ⋯ Attitudes towards telemedicine were positive, but few internists knew about it and practiced it formally, warranting appropriate training.
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The present article details the publication process and the vicissitudes of three articles about SARS-CoV-2 and its related disease (COVID-19). The three articles were published one month apart between March and May 2020. ⋯ Beyond the description of these three specific cases, this article raises issues about article retraction, peer-reviewing, preprints, authorship and the dissemination of scientific medical information, including through the mass media. It discusses new publishing modes and the dissemination of published information in clinical research.