Since worsening of symptoms after activity is a key feature of the condition they were trying to study it would have been sensible to match the...
Just realised this is bit probably a bit of a logical leap. We don't know what he said to the interviewers - or how much editorialising went on....
This is a massive own goal on Sharpe's behalf. He's basically admitted that it wasn't the just trolling that caused him to leave (it was the...
Please double check this but when I fact checked this from the Kelland article I could not find any of Sharpe's or Per Fink's from the same same...
I agree with @Cinders66; I think contacting Reuters with a polite email disputing things we can back up with data (ie. Cochrane ) might be the way...
Does anyone think it would be worth sending this new evidence with a request for a correction to Reuters and the Guardian?
You can read reviews of the David D. Sherry on Vitals.com (health professional reviewing website) they make interesting reading. Here are some:...
I'm currently looking into research of the David D. Sherry the doctor/researcher mentioned in the podcast. This isn't his paper on Chronic...
I'm guessing they are struggling with red tape specifically -the not withdrawing the review without the author's permission thing? I like this...
I think this is where the mental capacity act should come into play. It sets clear boundaries about when a person can and cannot be assumed to...
Does anyone else find it ironic that in a paper on cost-effectiveness (which presumably cost money to research) the only conclusion they could...
There's quite a bit of research to show that does happen and its called diagnostic overshadowing (although the term originally was coined for the...
It would have made sense to repeat the tests several times in short space of a time (24-48hrs) to investigate the effect of PEM on congnitive...
I can't vouch for the accuracy of that anecdote but I do know that kind of stuff happens enough to have a name; When a patient's account of true...
I've just read the interview with Nick Brown that was included in the article. It seems like "the data thugs" might be able to help us debunk some...
Am I just being really cynical here or does anyone else suspect that the hype surrounding this paper has nothing to do with importance of the...
I've uploaded a copy of the health anxiety questionaire they used for everyone to look at but here are some of of the statements on the...
I think part of the problem is that detailed scientific discourse is difficult to fit into a parliamentary debate where speakers have limited time...
Hi I found this guide sheet about MUS from Royal Society of Psychiatrists from 2011. This is the advice it gives on dealing with MUS patients. It...
...and the prize for funniest unintentional satire in an academic paper goes to...
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