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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a review recommending exercise therapy for chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) has reignited calls for the article to be withdrawn.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 “It’s now about 14 years out of date."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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