Researchers appeal misconduct finding over studies of trans youth
Five researchers at Norway’s national gender incongruence clinic are appealing a university committee’s finding they committed “gross negligence” and scientific misconduct after the group published several studies using the medical records of more than 1,000 minors without patient consent. Two of the articles set out to count how many minors were referred to the clinic, … Continue reading…
Five researchers at Norway's National Gender Incongruence Clinic are appealing a university committee's decision to accuse them of "gross negligence" and scientific misconduct for publishing studies using the medical records of over 1,000 minors without their consent. The researchers, including pediatrician Anne Wæhre, child psychologist Trond Diseth, and Ph.D. candidates Cecilie Bjertness Nyquist and Linda David, argue that their work was for quality assurance, which in Norway does not require consent.
Two of the articles, which aimed to count referrals, assess mental health burdens, and document treatment trajectories and detransition rates, have already been retracted, with a second set to be withdrawn soon. The researchers maintain that their research was for quality assurance, adding that the committee's findings did not apply to the four other coauthors employed at the Norwegian Institute of Public Health.
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