“The misrepresentation is not minor. It runs throughout the piece.”
No IRB approval, inaccurate documentation, and a retrospective study sold as prospective. Clinics in Tennessee and Florida changed how they treat pregnant patients based on it. The American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology sat on the complaints for three years and issued a 78-word correction. Eight specialists flagged the informed consent problems and the suspiciously clean outcomes, and the paper still stands.