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Researcher touted Covid 'cure' under fire over ethics
Published Wednesday, August 19, 2026 · Updated August 19
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Key points are extracted by an AI model and may contain errors or omissions. Always check the original sources.- An international team of scientists found concerns in 853 articles published by the Institut Hospitalo-Universitaire Méditerranée Infection (IHU), with institute founder Didier Raoult listed as co-author on 758 of them.
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- The Guardian
The article emphasizes how the promotion of unverified Covid-19 treatments by prominent figures like Donald Trump and Dr. Mehmet Oz, based on ethically questionable research, led to wasted time, resources, and fueled conspiracy theories, ultimately undermining public trust in science.
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