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Questions mount over future of ‘rogue’ French research institute

University Hospital Institute Méditerranée Infection, under leadership of ‘populist’ microbiologist Didier Raoult, continues to push hydroxychloroquine in the face of evidence

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‘Each scientist must stand up, at all costs, for the truth’

It is those who commit research misconduct – not those who expose them – that damage science, according to David Sanders. But while the biologist has embraced the role of data detective thrust upon him, he wishes more scientists would share the thankless, legally fraught burden

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By Joyce Lau

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Reader's comments (2)

#1 Submitted by ... on April 8, 2021 - 2:33pm

Can we be serious for 5 minutes here? Although the shortcomings of the Gautret et al. paper are well-known, the type of comments which are made on Raoult are rather ludicrous. He's the second most cited scientist on infectious diseases and has made well-documented contributions, so he's not really in need of advice on what is a clinical trial.

#2 Submitted by googwretch on April 10, 2021 - 3:32pm

"...he's not really in need of advice on what is a clinical trial." Really? http://sciencebasedmedicine.org/hydroxychloroquine-ebm-sbm/ https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/nov/12/covid-professor-didier-raoult-hydroxychloroquine

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