Dr David Tuller: My Follow-Up Letter to Professor Rona Moss-Morris

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Trial By Error: My Follow-Up Letter to Professor Rona Moss-Morris

10 FEBRUARY 2020

By David Tuller, DrPH

Ten days ago, I sent a letter to Professor Rona Moss-Morris of King’s College London, seeking information about the licensing deal involving her web-based program of cognitive behavior therapy to treat irritable bowel syndrome. Since I have not heard back, this morning I made a second attempt to reach out to her and obtain some answers to my questions.

In both letters, I have made it clear that I would be happy to post any response she should send me on Virology Blog–at full length and without editorial interruption from me. I feel now I have done my due diligence in soliciting her input. I doubt I will reach out to her a third time–although I do not categorically exclude the possibility, depending on developments. (The subject line for my latest e-mail: “reaching out a second time about IBS, CBT and Mahana Therapeutics”)
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Dear Professor Moss-Morris—

It has been more than a week since I wrote about my concerns involving the Mahana Therapeutics licensing deal for Regul8, the web-based CBT program for irritable bowel syndrome. I have also reached out to Mahana Therapeutics itself, but have not received any response. (I have cc’d Mahana on this e-mail, along with Professor Vincent Racaniello, the Columbia University microbiologist who hosts Virology Blog.)

 

[Pearshaped]

CBT for IBS...its a mad,mad world.

 

[Rufous McKinney]

CBT for IBS...its a mad,mad world.

The gut has a brain and it has opinions. Its not entirely independent of those opinions.

But last nite: I simply ate three pieces of lettuce with ....my normal cooked dinner. Thats all. Just a little lettuce.

IBS attack for 9 hours. Wonder if I thought it?

 

[wabi-sabi]

@Rufous McKinney
Yes, a telepathic connection to lettuce. I love it! This must be why I can hear the chocolate cookies calling from the kitchen.

 

[Rufous McKinney]

But last nite: I simply ate three pieces of lettuce with ....my normal cooked dinner

Last nite: same meal minus the three pieces of romaine. Nothing happened. Ok: lettuce can poison!