Author name: David Tuller

By David Tuller, DrPH *I have corrected the paragraph involving tweets to Sir Simon Wessely. See note at end of post. A major news organization is preparing to publish what seems to be a piece about me and my work. The piece also seems to be focusing on the narrative that dangerous and irrational patients …

Trial By Error: Some Thoughts About an Upcoming Article Read More »

By David Tuller, DrPH In the last year, I have raised multiple concerns about studies from the University of Bristol with the UK Health Research Authority, among others. The HRA is the National Health Service arm that oversees approvals for research in England; the agency’s role is to ensure that research receives a favorable opinion …

Trial By Error: Bristol Investigating Crawley Papers Read More »

By David Tuller, DrPH Update on January 29: I love how patients keep me on my toes. A savvy reader pointed out to me today that even members of the GET/CBT ideological brigades have dropped the notion that attributing symptoms to a physical cause itself leads to a poor prognosis. That was the prevailing outlook …

Trial By Error: Steve Brine’s Troubling Claim in Parliamentary Debate on ME Read More »

By David Tuller, DrPH Action For ME is the largest charity for this disease in the UK. It is also the charity responsible for enabling the PACE trial through its unfortunate decision to work with the investigators to develop adaptive pacing therapy. This was a terrible idea from the start, for multiple reasons.