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https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/8...nal-charges-fraudulent-medical-drugs-research.
This law should also include psychological studies that falsely promote GET and CBT that have caused so much harm to the ME community.
This law should also include psychological studies that falsely promote GET and CBT that have caused so much harm to the ME community.
New laws could see scientists face CRIMINAL charges for research fraud
SCIENTISTS who carry out fraudulent medical research would face criminal charges under new laws being considered by MPs.
By LUCY JOHNSTON
Members have been told that misleading claims about the effectiveness of drugs have led to patients dying.
Whistleblowers have also received death threats. Norman Lamb, chairman of the Science and Technology Select Committee, has written to each UK university to ask them to ensure staff who expose misconduct are protected.
The all-party committee has received testimony claiming prominent academics are paid large sums of money to publish false data.
Consultant cardiologist Dr Peter Wilmshurst, who submitted evidence to the report, said: “If someone was to falsify data about aircraft performance and planes started crashing they would likely face a criminal prosecution. But falsifying data about drugs is highly unlikely to lead to a sanction, even if it kills people."
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