Problems with the amended version (Version published: 02 October 2019) part I. I appreciate the efforts made by Cochrane and the authors to correct some of the errors in the previous version of this review. There are however some major problems that remain and significantly impact the results and conclusion. I hope to clarify these …
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On Wednesday, October 2, Cochrane published a long-awaited amendment to its review of exercise therapy for chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) [1] following a formal complaint to Cochrane’s Editor in Chief. Unfortunately, the published amendment does not address the main flaws of the review and continues to overestimate the evidence for exercise therapy in CFS. In …
Yesterday, the Guardian’s Science Weekly podcast published an update of its episode titled: “What role should the public play in science?” [1] For those who might have missed it, the episode revolved around a Cochrane review on exercise therapy for chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). [2] A Reuter’s news article had announced that a withdrawal of …
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The Cochrane review on exercise therapy for patients suffering from chronic fatigue syndrome has been the subject of ongoing controversy. In October 2018, a Reuters news article suggested that Cochrane would temporarily withdraw the review due to pressure and complaints from online activists. Publicly released correspondence between Cochrane’s former Editor in Chief and senior employees …
