Medical researcher who touted Covid ‘cure’ and was hailed by Dr Oz under fire over ethics
New findings further call into question scientific judgment of current health leaders in the Trump administration A French researcher whose work was praised by Donald Trump and Dr Mehmet Oz during the Covid-19 pandemic published hundreds of papers with “substantial” ethical and legal concerns, according to a new analysis. An international team of scientists found concerns in 853 articles…
A new analysis has raised ethical concerns regarding the work of French researcher Didier Raoult, whose research was endorsed by both Donald Trump and Dr Mehmet Oz during the Covid-19 pandemic. The study, conducted by an international team of scientists, found that out of 853 papers published by the Institut Hospitalo-Universitaire Méditerranée Infection, which Raoult founded, 758 had substantial ethical and legal issues. This further casts doubt on the scientific judgment of prominent health leaders during the pandemic.
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