David Tuller
Trial By Error: Little Sign of CBT/GET Ideologues in News Coverage of Inquest and BBC Breakfast Segment on ME and Long Covid
By David Tuller
By David Tuller, DrPH One interesting aspect of the recent inquest into the death of Maeve Boothby O’Neill was the widespread news coverage. Maeve died in October, 2021, in Exeter, UK, of malnutrition arising from her severe ME, as the coroner ruled a few weeks ago. During the two weeks ...
Trial By Error: Post-Inquest Comments from Sarah Boothby, Maeve’s Mum
By David Tuller
By David Tuller, DrPH During the inquest into the death of Maeve Boothby O’Neill, both of her parents refrained from making public statements about the proceedings. The inquest was held in Exeter, in southwest England, UK, from July 22nd till August 2nd. After the coroner, Deborah Archer, issued her findings--that ...
Trial By Error: A Deeper Dive into the Inquest’s “Findings and Conclusions”
By David Tuller
By David Tuller, DrPH UPDATE: Sarah Boothby, Maeve's mum, has commented on this blog. I have posted that comment here. ********** Last Friday, August 9th, assistant coroner Deborah Archer read in court her “findings and conclusions” in the inquest into the death of Maeve Boothby O’Neill, the 27-year-old woman from ...
Trial By Error: Valerie Eliot Smith on the Inquest Findings
By David Tuller
By David Tuller, DrPH On Friday, Deborah Archer, the coroner in the inquest into the death of Maeve Boothby O’Neill, issued her factual findings. The bottom line: Maeve died from “malnutrition caused by severe ME.” Archer found that the Royal Devon and Exeter hospital and others involved in her care ...
Trial By Error: Whitney Dafoe and Naomi Whittingham Reflect on Severe ME and the Inquest into the Death of Maeve Boothby O’Neill
By David Tuller
By David Tuller, DrPH *I originally wrote "Whittington" instead of "Whittingham." I apologize for the error. On Friday, August 9th (tomorrow), Deborah Archer, the coroner who presided over the inquest into the death of Maeve Boothby O'Neill, will issue her findings of fact. Following that, she has tentatively scheduled another ...