{
  "id": 1918211,
  "title": "Medical researcher who touted Covid ‘cure’ and was hailed by Dr Oz under fire over ethics",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/medical-researcher-who-touted-covid-cure-and-was-hailed-by-dr-oz",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-19T11:00:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Guardian Science",
    "slug": "guardian-science",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/aug/19/french-medical-researcher-covid-ethics"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "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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      {
        "outlet": "The Guardian US",
        "title": "Medical researcher who touted Covid ‘cure’ and was hailed by Dr Oz under fire over ethics",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/medical-researcher-who-touted-covid-cure-and-was-hailed-by-dr-oz-1921491",
        "published": "2026-08-19T11:00:13.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}