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101 studies flagged as bogus COVID cure pusher sees career unravel
news.movim.eu / ArsTechnica · Thursday, 4 April - 17:05
A scientific journal published by Elsevier has reportedly posted a stunning 101 expressions of concern on studies connected to Didier Raoult, a disgraced French microbiologist who gained international prominence amid the pandemic by promoting, with little evidence, that the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine could treat COVID-19— a claim that has now been firmly debunked .
According to Retraction Watch , the journal New Microbes and New Infections posted 101 expressions of concern on Raoult's works recently, including a 2023 study that drew sharp criticism. The study involved giving hydroxychloroquine to tens of thousands of COVID-19 patients after data indicated that it wasn't effective and the French government rescinded permission for its use against COVID-19. An op-ed in the major French newspaper Le Monde described the study as " the largest 'wild' therapeutic trial known to date ."
The expressions of concern also come as Raoult saw his tenth study retracted, Retraction Watch noted.