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In a follow-up to Marcia Angell's analysis of “The Illusions of Psychiatry,” four critics in the field respond to her assessment of psychiatric drugs and the influence of the pharmaceutical industry. Angell responds, reiterating her claim that publication bias clouds the psychiatric drug literature. Two papers by Erick Turner corroborate Angell’s claim.

CrossFit WOD 190505 challenged athletes to test their farmers carry strength and endurance by carrying two dumbbells 400 meters. A $1,000 prize was reserved for the two athletes (one man and one woman) with the heaviest successful carries. The video review process is now complete, and the two winners have been named.