1) Good to see an article by Retraction Watch on the problematic Cochrane review on exercise therapy for ME/CFS. - ThreadSky

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mecfsskeptic.bsky.social • 63 days ago

1) Good to see an article by Retraction Watch on the problematic Cochrane review on exercise therapy for ME/CFS.

Thousands demand withdrawal of review article recommending exercise therapy for chronic fatigue syndrome

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funkishen.bsky.social•63 days ago

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mecfsskeptic.bsky.social•63 days ago

2) It includes a statement by Hilda Bastian who led the Independent Advisory Group (IAG) for the update of this review.

"It’s hard to find a word to describe how badly they treated everybody involved in this,” she said. “It’s been pretty appalling behavior.”

mecfsskeptic.bsky.social•63 days ago

3) Prof. Emeritus Jonathan Edwards is also quoted saying the review should be retracted: “It’s misleading and shouldn’t be there,” he said. “It’s now about 14 years out of date."

mecfsskeptic.bsky.social•63 days ago

4) A spokesperson of Cochrane replied that they assessed requests to withdraw the review but that none meet the criteria for retraction.

mecfsskeptic.bsky.social•63 days ago

5) The Independent Advisory Group have now published an open letter to Cochrane:
https://hbprojecttalk.wordpress.com/2025/01/24/independent-advisory-group-open-letter-to-cochrane/

mecfsskeptic.bsky.social•63 days ago

6) Hilda Bastian, leader of the IAG, has also published a blog laying out the history of the project and the implications for Cochrane:
https://absolutelymaybe.plos.org/2025/01/24/when-journal-scientific-society-and-community-values-clash/

anne-cath.bsky.social•63 days ago

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uab9876.bsky.social•62 days ago

Lets not forget that retraction watch were conned by the pace authors into supporting them

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