charles shepherd
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I have been informed that someone has written to Dr Richard Horton, Editor of The Lancet, and included this commentary.
Dr Horton has replied……let's hope he soon gets a new iphone!
Dear Dr. Horton,
I read your excellent article, “Science and the defeat of fear”, published in the LANCET on the 8th April, 2017. I found myself (passionately) agreeing with every word. Thank you. I really do believe that as a society, if we do not embrace the core points that you raised, then the future will indeed be rather bleak.
With this in mind, please would you consider again, retracting the PACE Trial paper on CFS/ME.
I am confident that you are probably fully aware of the issues surrounding this trial.
However, please could I draw your attention to the article published just today, ‘It’s time for an independent review of the PACE Trial methods and results’ | Dr Charles Shepherd, Journal of Health Psychology | 10 April 2017”.
http://www.meassociation.org.uk/.../its-time-for-an.../...
Within it there are several links which are also of particular interest.
Thanking you for your time and due consideration … etc
This was the response I got almost immediately:
Thank you for your message.
My iphone has died unexpectedly.
I am currently travelling, and so I will not be able to reply to your message as quickly as I would have wished.
Please be patient.
As soon as I have a new iphone, normal service will be resumed.
Don't let anyone ever tell you that technology is a solution for health. Technology fails.
Travel safely,
Richard
Dr Horton has replied……let's hope he soon gets a new iphone!
Dear Dr. Horton,
I read your excellent article, “Science and the defeat of fear”, published in the LANCET on the 8th April, 2017. I found myself (passionately) agreeing with every word. Thank you. I really do believe that as a society, if we do not embrace the core points that you raised, then the future will indeed be rather bleak.
With this in mind, please would you consider again, retracting the PACE Trial paper on CFS/ME.
I am confident that you are probably fully aware of the issues surrounding this trial.
However, please could I draw your attention to the article published just today, ‘It’s time for an independent review of the PACE Trial methods and results’ | Dr Charles Shepherd, Journal of Health Psychology | 10 April 2017”.
http://www.meassociation.org.uk/.../its-time-for-an.../...
Within it there are several links which are also of particular interest.
Thanking you for your time and due consideration … etc
This was the response I got almost immediately:
Thank you for your message.
My iphone has died unexpectedly.
I am currently travelling, and so I will not be able to reply to your message as quickly as I would have wished.
Please be patient.
As soon as I have a new iphone, normal service will be resumed.
Don't let anyone ever tell you that technology is a solution for health. Technology fails.
Travel safely,
Richard