David Tuller
Trial by Error: Retired PACE Investigator Peter White and Swiss Re
By David Tuller
By David Tuller, DrPH On November 17, 2015, a few weeks after publication of my 15,000-word investigation of the PACE trial, I posted a blog about a talk Peter White gave to Swiss Re employees on the findings from his bogus study. Professor White, of course, was the lead PACE ...
Trial by Error: The Science Media Centre’s Desperate Efforts to Defend PACE
By David Tuller
By David Tuller, DrPH This week, the Journal of Health Psychology published a special issue containing a raft of commentaries on the PACE trial. Most of them slammed the study for its many, many unacceptable flaws. Not surprisingly, Sir Simon Wessely's lackeys at the Science Media Centre immediately posted three ...
Trial by Error: NICE Rejects My FOI Request
By David Tuller
By David Tuller, DrPH The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, the U.K. organization that develops clinical guidelines for medical conditions, has rejected my freedom-of-information request for the names of the experts involved in the reassessment of the guidance for the illness it calls CFS/ME. This isn't surprising, since ...
Trial by Error: NICE Declines to Disclose Names of Experts
By David Tuller
By David Tuller, DrPH The Countess of Mar, a well-known advocate for ME/CFS patients in the House of Lords, has received a negative response to her request for the names of the experts involved in the review of the NICE guideline for CFS/ME. The ME Association has not yet received ...
Trial by Error: The NICE guidelines, and more on the CDC
By David Tuller
By David Tuller, DrPH This month, the U.K. organization currently assessing whether to update the clinical guidelines for the illness it calls CFS/ME is seeking input from stakeholders in the process. Unfortunately, that's not good news, it's bad news. Why? The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, or NICE, ...