HealthMedical researcher who touted Covid ‘cure’ and won praise from Oz faces ethics scrutiny

A new analysis identified “substantial” ethical and legal concerns in 853 papers from Didier Raoult’s IHU Méditerranée Infection, including 758 co-authored by Raoult. His now-retracted hydroxychloroquine study was praised as a “gamechanger” by Donald Trump and Mehmet Oz, despite scientists’ warnings and a lack of evidence that the drug treated Covid-19.

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TThe Guardian★★★☆☆2026-08-19 11:00Original