This is despite the fact that even without The Lancet paper, evidence has been building against hydroxychloroquine's use against Covid-19. The Lancet, which first published in 1823, is one of the world's most trusted medical journals. As a result, the hydroxychloroquine paper had an outsised impact: the World Health Organization, Britain and France all suspended ongoing clinical trials. Meanwhile Desai, who according to court records has three outstanding medical malpractice suits against him, has written extensively in the past on research misconduct. "The most serious cause of fraud in medical publishing is manufactured data that authors use to support high impact conclusions," he said in a 2013 paper.

Source: Daily Nation June 06, 2020 16:15 UTC