By David Tuller, DrPH This morning I sent the following letter to Fiona Godlee, editor-in-chief of The BMJ and editorial director of BMJ. I cc-d Carol Monaghan MP, Darren Jones MP, and Nicky Morgan MP. ********** Dear Dr. Godlee, More than a dozen years ago, a group of leading medical ...

By David Tuller, DrPH Three years ago this month, Virology Blog published my 15,000-word investigation of the PACE trial, so this seems like a good time for a bit of reflection. I certainly didn’t expect this saga to drag on this long. I’ve kept at it mainly because of the ...

By David Tuller, DrPH This morning I sent the following e-mail to Dr Fiona Godlee, the editor-in-chief of The BMJ and editorial director of BMJ. I cc'd Professor Vincent Racaniello, the host of Virology Blog, and Carol Monaghan MP, who sits on the House of Commons Health and Technology Committee. ...

Cochrane has decided to temporarily withdraw a review of exercise therapies for the illness variously known as ME, CFS, ME/CFS and CFS/ME. The review reported that exercise therapy is effective in treating the illness, a finding that has provided unwarranted support for recommendations that patients should undergo the intervention known ...

By David Tuller, DrPH In my earlier post about this issue, I accurately credited #MEAction but did not specifically make clear that Saturday's demonstration has been organized by the movement's New York arm. I apologize for the oversight. So here's an official New York #MEAction announcement about the event. I ...