Tag Archives: Lancet
The Times: Call for review of ‘flawed’ ME research in Lancet letter
Times online article, by Tom Whipple, 21 August 2018: Call for review of ‘flawed’ ME research in Lancet letter More than a hundred academics have joined ten MPs and scores of patient groups from around the world to sign an … Continue reading
New York Times: Getting it wrong on CFS
New York Times article, by Julie Rehmeyer and David Tuller, 18 March 2017: Getting It wrong on Chronic Fatigue Syndrome What are some of the treatment regimens that sufferers of chronic fatigue syndrome should follow? Many major medical organizations cite … Continue reading
Dr Tuller’s questions for Lancet Editor Dr Horton on handling of PACE trial issues
Virology blog post, by David Tuller DrPH, 1 September 2016: Trial By Error, Continued: My Questions for Lancet Editor Richard Horton In January, I posted a list of the questions I still wanted to ask the PACE authors, who have … Continue reading
Lancet invites letter re PACE, then decides not to publish
Virology blog post, by Vincent Racaniello, 29 August 2016: Once Again, Lancet Stumbles on PACE Last February, Virology Blog posted an open letter to The Lancet and its editor, Dr. Richard Horton, describing the indefensible flaws of the PACE trial … Continue reading
CBT: why is it so vilified in the CFS community?
Journal editorial by Dr Fred Freidberg, 7 July 2016: Cognitive-behavior therapy (CBT) is a well-established psychosocial intervention for psychiatric disorders, pain management, and stress related to medical conditions.[1] It has rarely provoked controversy, much less outright hostility. That is, until … Continue reading
PACE-Gate: an update for ME Awareness day
Occupy CFS/ME blog post by Jennie Spotila 12 May 2016: PACE-Gate It is International ME/CFS Awareness Day, and what is most on my mind is the status of PACE-Gate: the controversy over the design, conduct and results of the PACE trial. … Continue reading
Misleading medical research underpins disability cuts
Centre for Welfare Reform report, by George Faulkner, 14 April 2016: In the Expectation of Recovery: misleading medical research and welfare reform Description / abstract: The attack by the UK Government on disability benefits has only just started to receive mainstream … Continue reading
Does the Lancet care about patients?
Does The Lancet care about patients? by Leonid Schneider, April 5, 2016 This blog post by a Dutch science journalist questions the Lancet’s track record on a number of issues including the PACE trial. Below is an extract. Read the … Continue reading
Video presentations by Dr David Tuller on PACE trial
Dr. David Tuller discusses the flaws of the PACE trial, video published on Mar 27, 2016 The PACE trial, a research project that should investigate the effects of CBT and GET in CFS is at this moment famous for it’s … Continue reading
US Professor says PACE damaging Lancet’s reputation
ME Action Network article, January 6 2016: Columbia Professor says PACE damaging Lancet’s reputation Overview/summary piece of Andrew Gelman’s January 5 blogpost, “PACE study and the Lancet: Journal reputation is a two-way street”. Yesterday, Columbia University professor of statistics Andrew … Continue reading