I wonder if this paper was even written by humans. Doesn't seem like it...
Low-quality papers are surging by exploiting public data sets and AI
Paper mills are also likely contributing to “false discoveries”
The only non-political example I can think of is the guardianship industry in the US.
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/heidiblake/conservatorship-investigation-free-britney-spears
Thank you for taking the time to add some crucial context, @Jonathan Edwards. I had a feeling I was missing something but couldn't figure out what.
Affiliations
Department of Occupational Medicine, University Research Clinic, Danish Ramazzini Centre, Herning, Denmark
S. Mose, J. H. Andersen &...
I know it sounds complicated but it's actually very simple.
When a doctor sees a patient with unexplained symptoms, all they have to do is PRESSS this button
and voila!
Problem solved!
It's patient-centered because you ask the patient to stand in the center of the room just above the...
I read this paper very differently. Not sure if it's because I'm missing something due to major brain fog but I skimmed through past publications for each author and I didn't notice any red flags suggesting they're a part of the BPS cult of idiocy.
When it comes to ME and other unexplained...
Yes, John S. Brownstein is the Harvard Medical professor who led the study I mentioned. If the interview you watched took place sometime in early June, it's likely he was talking about the findings in this study, which was getting a lot of traction in the media around that time.
The more I...
Are you referring to that pre-print from Harvard, "Analysis of hospital traffic and search engine data in Wuhan China indicates early disease activity in the Fall of 2019"?
If so, I think there might be some problems with that study.
Yes, it appears to be an overly generous interpretation of this part of said letter:
But this is how Wessely actually distinguishes between ME and CFS:
HOWARD, L. M., & WESSELY, S. (1995). Psychiatry in the allergy clinic: the nature and management of patients with non-allergic symptoms...
The letter I think Cosmicella is referring to can be found on pg 17+18 of this PDF:
https://valerieeliotsmith.files.wordpress.com/2015/01/natarchbn141dss.pdf
Here is what Wessely actually said:
(bold emphasis in original text, underlined emphasis mine)
That is exactly what they mean by "silencing".
Reminds me of all the quacks alt med practitioners who cry censorship because they can't get their garbage "studies" published in reputable journals without huge backlash from the "militant skeptics".
You can read more about CRPS here:
https://www.ninds.nih.gov/Disorders/Patient-Caregiver-Education/Fact-Sheets/Complex-Regional-Pain-Syndrome-Fact-Sheet
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