Note how Bill Gates' Guardian calls Dr. Raoult---an eminent expert on infectious diseases, and author of hundreds of scientific studies---a "French professor."
French professor faces disciplinary case over hydroxychloroquine claims > > Didier Raoult stands accused of touting drug as a coronavirus treatment > without evidence > > TH GUARDIAN, November 12, 2020 > > > https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/nov/12/covid-professor-didier-raoult-hydroxychloroquine > > A French professor who touts the anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine as a > coronavirus treatment – without evidence, scientists say – will appear > before a disciplinary panel charged with ethics breaches, an order of > doctors has said. > > Marseille-based Didier Raoult > <https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/aug/30/marseilles-maverick-covid-scientist-why-the-city-took-doctor-to-its-heart> > stands > accused by his peers of spreading false information about the benefits of > the drug. His promotion of hydroxychloroquine was taken up by the US and > Brazilian presidents > <https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/06/hydroxychloroquine-trump-coronavirus-drug>, > Donald Trump and Jair Bolsonaro, who trumpeted its unproven benefits in a > way critics say put people’s lives at risk. > > No clinical trials have yet found in favour of using hydroxychloroquine > against Covid-19, and critics say that due to potential serious > side-effects, treating coronavirus patients with it is worse than no > treatment at all. > > In June, the British-led Recovery trial team said hydroxychloroquine did > nothing to reduce coronavirus mortality. > > A group representing 500 specialists of France’s Infectious Diseases > Society (SPILF) filed a complaint with the national order of doctors of the > Bouche-du-Rhône department, which includes Marseille, in July. They accused > Raoult of breaking nine rules of the doctors’ code of ethics. Other doctors > and patients have also lodged complaints. > > On Thursday, the order confirmed it had given the go-ahead for a > disciplinary hearing after reviewing the complaints against Raoult. The > hearing will probably take place next year. > > Raoult’s lawyer, Fabrice Di Vizio, confirmed they had received notice of > the decision, but said his client would be cleared. If found guilty, Raoult > could be fined, merely warned, or barred from practising. > > Raoult, who heads the infectious diseases department of La Timone hospital > in Marseille, said in March that his study of 80 patients showed > “favourable” outcomes in four out of five treated with hydroxychloroquine. > But his peers say there is no scientific evidence to back up the claim. > > The French president, Emmanuel Macron, visited the scientist on 9 April, > at the height of the pandemic, when people in France > <https://www.theguardian.com/world/france> were observing strict > stay-at-home rules. > --- Support News from Underground: https://bit.ly/NFUSupport Visit News from Underground: https://markcrispinmiller.com You received this email because you are subscribed to News from Underground. To unsubscribe from this email list, please go to: http://www.simplelists.com/confirm.php?u=pIdjNUgiG2h8yxbhC54SSy4SEskAoEMs For archives, please go to: https://archives.simplelists.com/nfu
