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

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Thousands demand withdrawal of review article recommending exercise therapy for chronic fatigue syndrome @dalmeet.bsky.social reports

retractionwatch.comThousands demand withdrawal of review article recommending exercise therapy for chronic fatigue syndromeThe decision to abandon a process to re-evaluate a review recommending exercise therapy for chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) has reignited calls for the article to be withdrawn. The 2019 ver…

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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.”

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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 “It’s now about 14 years out of date."

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

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5) The Independent Advisory Group have now published an open letter to Cochrane: hbprojecttalk.wordpress.com/2025/01/24/i...

hbprojecttalk.wordpress.comIndependent Advisory Group Open Letter to CochraneToday, the Independent Advisory Group (IAG) sent the letter below to the Chair of the Cochrane Collaboration’s Governing Board, as well as members of the Governing Board, the Executive Leader…

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6) Hilda Bastian, leader of the IAG, has also published a blog laying out the history of the project and the implications for Cochrane: absolutelymaybe.plos.org/2025/01/24/w...

absolutelymaybe.plos.orgWhen Journal, Scientific Society, and Community Values Clash - Absolutely MaybeA process I’ve been involved with at a journal recently exploded. It was meant to resolve a controversy about a publication, not…