Medical journals hit with threatening letters from Justice Department

The Justice Department has sent threatening letters to prominent medical journals, sparking concerns among their editors about potential bias and intimidation despite the journals' rigorous review processes. Editors from top outlets like *The New England Journal of Medicine* and *JAMA* have raised alarms that these letters may provoke fear in researchers and institutions, even as the U.S. attorney's office requests responses by May 2. These actions under the Trump administration also highlight a broader pattern of political interference in science, raising significant concerns about its impact on the integrity and advancement of scientific research.