When a scientific paper is deeply flawed, an honest journal either corrects the paper or retracts it. The Lancet does neither. Instead, they ignore the person who pointed out the flaw.
“Journals have devolved into information laundering operations for the pharmaceutical industry”, wrote Richard Horton, editor of the Lancet, in March 2004.
Real scientists will want this corrected. they ALL lose face if they collude with this lack of integrity. OR they will all accept the grants and payments that keep them silent.
It was John Abramson’s book, “Overdosed America” that first shined the light on the corruption of the medical journals for me when I read it during my residency training about 6 years ago. I couldn’t find anyone who really cared then.
As you seem to be aware, it doesn’t matter all that much that these publications lack integrity. It should, it’s fine to be alarmed and to call them out. But it is not impactful when our academic “leaders” and institutions give them a free pass. Maybe I’ve become too cynical, but I’m not seeing anything “new” here.
They published the surgisphere study which discredited hydroxychloroquine. Hydroxychloroquine was given in lethal doses to some of the test subjects, and the lancet published it. They did retract the study, but in my opinion publishing such a lie should be criminal. Certainly those conducting that study should have been prosecuted.
The Lancet is a rancid joke since publishing the fraudulent studies dissing Ivermectin and HCQ in order to help secure for their overseers the bogus EUA for the poison injections. Lancet editors obviously shill for the toxic drug companies making billions on the ineffective, unsafe shots.
Another example of corruption by a “prestigious” scientific journal … In 2016, I wrote to all senators and reps re: a GMO labeling vote. I ended my letter with this PS: “The pictures below show cancerous tumors on the rats fed GMO corn for 2 years, the only long-study in existence, research by French Scientist Gilles-Eric Séralini. If you Google and see sites mentioning the ‘retraction’ of this study by the journal FOOD AND CHEMICAL TOXICOLOGY (where Seralini's study was originally published), look closely at who is now the Associate Editor of Biotechnology--Richard E. Goodman--a Monsanto scientist for 7 years! Anyone beginning to smell something rotten in the State of Denmark? The editor cited ‘weak’ evidence as the reason for retraction. Séralini is now fighting that decision. You decide if the pictures below show ‘weak’ evidence.”
Another example of corruption by a “prestigious” scientific journal … In 2016, I wrote to all senators and reps re: a GMO labeling vote. I ended my letter with this PS: “The pictures below show cancerous tumors on the rats fed GMO corn for 2 years, the only long-study in existence, research by French Scientist Gilles-Eric Séralini. If you Google and see sites mentioning the ‘retraction’ of this study by the journal FOOD AND CHEMICAL TOXICOLOGY (where Seralini's study was originally published), look closely at who is now the Associate Editor of Biotechnology--Richard E. Goodman--a Monsanto scientist for 7 years! Anyone beginning to smell something rotten in the State of Denmark? The editor cited ‘weak’ evidence as the reason for retraction. Séralini is now fighting that decision. You decide if the pictures below show ‘weak’ evidence.”
"Scientists across the world" ---too general a designation for me to answer the poll. There are scientists and doctors that risk their reputations and livelihood by standing up and speaking the truth. . .and there are those that can't afford, for whatever reason, to 'step up to the plate'.
Medical Journals Are an Extension of the Marketing Arm of Pharmaceutical Companies:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1140949/
“Journals have devolved into information laundering operations for the pharmaceutical industry”, wrote Richard Horton, editor of the Lancet, in March 2004.
There may be some confusion ...
There seems to be a 2 min and a 4 min of Dalgleish ... and an 18 min recent interview
Then there is an 18 min multi-doctor video ... that was released a few weeks? ago which I got at the time
Twitter ... Doctors for Patients UK ... scroll down to Jan 17 'Banthebbc' ... working ... 18 min
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Did they ever correct their Wuhan lab leak propaganda with the 25 or so “scientists” that signed the letter…
30% oh my gosh
BMJ is a more honest Medical Journal . They exposed the Pfizer fraud. www.myflcv.com/VCTP.html
Steve, love your work.
Can you please provide details about how we know Sharon Alroy-Preis signed a non-disclosure agreement with Pfizer? Is this information from FOIA?
Thanks!
Real scientists will want this corrected. they ALL lose face if they collude with this lack of integrity. OR they will all accept the grants and payments that keep them silent.
It was John Abramson’s book, “Overdosed America” that first shined the light on the corruption of the medical journals for me when I read it during my residency training about 6 years ago. I couldn’t find anyone who really cared then.
As you seem to be aware, it doesn’t matter all that much that these publications lack integrity. It should, it’s fine to be alarmed and to call them out. But it is not impactful when our academic “leaders” and institutions give them a free pass. Maybe I’ve become too cynical, but I’m not seeing anything “new” here.
They published the surgisphere study which discredited hydroxychloroquine. Hydroxychloroquine was given in lethal doses to some of the test subjects, and the lancet published it. They did retract the study, but in my opinion publishing such a lie should be criminal. Certainly those conducting that study should have been prosecuted.
Andy Wakefield would surely agree with you.
Follow the money and there is your answer!!!
The Lancet is a rancid joke since publishing the fraudulent studies dissing Ivermectin and HCQ in order to help secure for their overseers the bogus EUA for the poison injections. Lancet editors obviously shill for the toxic drug companies making billions on the ineffective, unsafe shots.
Going commie is painful to watch. Soon the CCP will own us all.
Another example of corruption by a “prestigious” scientific journal … In 2016, I wrote to all senators and reps re: a GMO labeling vote. I ended my letter with this PS: “The pictures below show cancerous tumors on the rats fed GMO corn for 2 years, the only long-study in existence, research by French Scientist Gilles-Eric Séralini. If you Google and see sites mentioning the ‘retraction’ of this study by the journal FOOD AND CHEMICAL TOXICOLOGY (where Seralini's study was originally published), look closely at who is now the Associate Editor of Biotechnology--Richard E. Goodman--a Monsanto scientist for 7 years! Anyone beginning to smell something rotten in the State of Denmark? The editor cited ‘weak’ evidence as the reason for retraction. Séralini is now fighting that decision. You decide if the pictures below show ‘weak’ evidence.”
Another example of corruption by a “prestigious” scientific journal … In 2016, I wrote to all senators and reps re: a GMO labeling vote. I ended my letter with this PS: “The pictures below show cancerous tumors on the rats fed GMO corn for 2 years, the only long-study in existence, research by French Scientist Gilles-Eric Séralini. If you Google and see sites mentioning the ‘retraction’ of this study by the journal FOOD AND CHEMICAL TOXICOLOGY (where Seralini's study was originally published), look closely at who is now the Associate Editor of Biotechnology--Richard E. Goodman--a Monsanto scientist for 7 years! Anyone beginning to smell something rotten in the State of Denmark? The editor cited ‘weak’ evidence as the reason for retraction. Séralini is now fighting that decision. You decide if the pictures below show ‘weak’ evidence.”
"Scientists across the world" ---too general a designation for me to answer the poll. There are scientists and doctors that risk their reputations and livelihood by standing up and speaking the truth. . .and there are those that can't afford, for whatever reason, to 'step up to the plate'.