I got it wrong about something. It turns out that @TheLancet #hydroxychloroquine/#COVID19 study was likely fraudulent, thanks to a small, very dodgy company called Surgisphere. Here, I admit my error and try to set things right.https://respectfulinsolence.com/2020/06/05/surgisphere-debacle/ …
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Oh, and one more thing: Those claiming I was trying to avoid the issue were full of
. It takes even me a few hours to write one of my 4,000 word posts. While you thought you were taunting me, I was writing, and smiling.
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Finally, unlike some people who are wrong about something—cough, cough, Very Eminent Rising Star in Oncology—I'm not going to go back and delete my Tweets about this study, even though they now embarrass me. I understand the temptation, but I won't do it.
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One more thing. There are still plenty of observational studies that strongly suggest that
#Hydroxychloroquine probably doesn't work against#COVID19. Even with the Surgisphere/Lancet study gone, that doesn't change. Wait for the RCTs, and don't use the drug outside of an RCT.9 replies 5 retweets 76 likesShow this thread -
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You still went after a colleague and said he was full of shit on Twitter. As a fellow doctor/researcher, that sort of behaviour is unacceptable. Sorry.
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So block me or unfollow me if your don’t like it. I don’t care.
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