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By David Tuller, DrPH Reuters reporter Kate Kelland informed me in January that my habit of routinely sending open letters to researchers and journals to expose what I consider to be bogus studies was “harassment,” according to those who perceive themselves as my victims. Whatever. I disagree that writing lots of letters about violations of …

Trial By Error: My Letter about MUS to the British Journal of General Practice Read More »

By David Tuller, DrPH Earlier this month, as I have reported, I sent a letter to the Reuters global editor for “ethics and standards” about my concerns relating to last month’s hit piece on ME/CFS patients and me. (I put those words in quotation marks because I have seen little in the reporting and publication …

Trial By Error: My Follow-Up Letter to Reuters Read More »

By David Tuller, DrPH Today I sent the following e-mail to Sue Paterson, director of legal services at Bristol University. I cc-d several other people on the e-mail. ********** Dear Ms Paterson, Earlier this month, I sent you an e-mail to ask, among other questions, when Bristol University plans to finish its investigation of studies …

Trial By Error: My Latest Letter to Bristol’s Legal Department Read More »

By David Tuller, DrPH I’ve never spoken to Francis Collins, who heads the National Institutes of Health. He comes across as a decent, caring man, and by all accounts he is. That’s certainly how he came across in his remarks earlier this month at the NIH’s meeting on ME/CFS research. But anyone who runs the …

Trial By Error: Jennie Spotila on Collins’ NIH Talk Read More »

By David Tuller, DrPH After Reuters ran that PACE/CBT/GET propaganda piece last month, I sent an e-mail expressing two concerns to Kate Kelland, the reporter, and the two editors listed as having worked on the story. The first concern was that the story falsely said I published my investigation on the blog of a Berkeley …

Trial By Error: Revisiting the Reuters Story Read More »

By David Tuller, DrPH Last Sunday, I sent a letter expressing my concerns about Kate Kelland’s recent article to the appropriate person–the Reuters global editor for ethics and standards. After considering the issues, Reuters has decided to add my current academic title to the post and leave everything else as is. I appreciate the first …

Trial By Error: A Reuters Update Read More »