Hilary's Desk

The original versions of three documents on this website, relating to Jasmine Renata, have been taken down, amended and replaced, after receipt of a letter signed by Mark Beech and Amy Scott of Sharp Tudhope solicitors, acting on behalf of Radius Medical Solutions.  Continue Reading

The Lancet has retracted the 1998 paper (1). Now, all the pillorying and slandering of Andrew Wakefield will start in earnest. The question is, "How does Richard Horton manage to go to sleep each night?". And here's why.  In 2004, the Lancet "partially" retracted the paper, on the basis that Andrew Wakefield never declared to the Lancet, financial conflicts of interest. When confronted in front of the GMC, with 1997 faxes , and proof of receipt, showing that that required information had indeed been received by the Lancet, Richard Horton said that he had never seen it. Continue Reading