By David Tuller, DrPH Added Feb 12: I realized today that I wanted to add a couple of details. The new version of the BMJ article about the Health Research Authority analysis of PACE includes this sentence at the bottom: "Correction notice: On 8 February 2019 a new version of ...

By David Tuller, DrPH Last week, I reported that Bristol University had launched an independent investigation of research led by Professor Esther Crawley, at the request of the UK's Health Research Authority. Today, the HRA released a report on the PACE trial that has portrayed it as a well-conducted study. ...

By David Tuller, DrPH Update: Since posting this several hours ago, I have learned that the story I've been "prebutting" is not in fact likely to appear imminently; I suppose that means it could be weeks before publication. I'm not sure whether I misinterpreted the reporter's statement that obtaining my ...

By David Tuller, DrPH Last week I broke the news that Bristol University is conducting an independent investigation of a number of studies that were exempted from ethical review on the grounds that they qualified as service evaluation. Because the issues involved are confusing and complex, I thought it would ...

By David Tuller, DrPH Yesterday I reported that Bristol University, at the request of the UK Health Research Authority, is investigating a number of studies conducted by Professor Esther Crawley. The results of this investigation are expected in two months or so. Today I can disclose that the scrutiny involves ...