David Tuller
Trial By Error: Kaiser Permanente Changes Course
By David Tuller
By David Tuller, DrPH Over the years, I’ve slammed U.S. medical and health care institutions that have championed the GET/CBT treatment paradigm for the illness or cluster of illnesses variously known as ME, CFS, ME/CFS or CFS/ME. I have done this both before and after the U.S. Centers for Disease ...
Trial By Error: Stupid Studies
By David Tuller
By David Tuller, DrPH Boy, it’s hard to keep up with all the stupid studies coming out! But that’s no reason not to take a look at a couple of them. (In both cases, I'm just making a few comments. Much more could be said about each of these studies. ...
Trial By Error: Who Has the School Study Documents?
By David Tuller
By David Tuller, DrPH Update (later on March 4): Because Royal United Hospitals Bath suggested that I "redirect" my request for documents back to Bristol University, that's what I did. Earlier today, I sent an e-mail to Bristol's director of legal services. Here's what I wrote: As you likely remember, ...
Trial By Error: The Cost of MUS
By David Tuller
By David Tuller, DrPH In January, I wrote about the problematic online training course developed by the Royal College of General Practitioners and touted by Steve Brine MP as addressing the misconceptions about ME (or CFS/ME, as the online course calls the illness). The lead author of the course was ...
Trial By Error: Cochrane Update, and Caroline Struthers’ Latest Letter
By David Tuller
By David Tuller, DrPH The situation at Cochrane appears to remain fluid. Last week, the organization posted a notice that it is seeking a new editor-in-chief. The current occupant of the position, Dr David Tovey, is leaving in May. Dr Tovey has been at Cochrane for a decade, so this ...