Professor El-Omar has chosen Dr Peter Irving from the Department of Gastroenterology, Guy’s and Saint Thomas’ Hospitals NHS Trust, London and Dr Shahida Din from the Department of Gastroenterology, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, UK, to do the next #GUTBlog. The #GUTBlog focusses on the paper “Adaptations to the British Society of Gastroenterology guidelines on the management of […]
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Frauds and misconduct in scientific research: a harsh lesson from the pandemic
By Erik Boetto and Davide Golinelli. Frauds and misconduct have been common in the history of science. A well-known example is that of former-doctor A.J. Wakefield, who published a study in 1998 reporting the association between measles, mumps, and rubella vaccination and a syndrome of autism in children. Only in 2011 was it proven that […]
COVID-19 guidelines for reopening schools: policy considerations for children with special education needs
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has significant consequences on all aspects of society and greatly impacts health and education systems worldwide. A recent article in the Lancet evaluates the measures necessary to prevent a second COVID-19 wave in the United Kingdom (UK) and explains that easing of physical distancing, including reopening of schools, […]