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Charles Piller

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Investigative reporter @sciencemagazine. Author of "Doctored" [email protected] - Signal 510.469.7984 - open DMs.

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Honored that my book "Doctored: Fraud, Arrogance, and Tragedy in the Quest to Cure Alzheimer's" has been named one of 2025's 40 best so far by The Economist economist.com/culture/2025/0…

Honored that my book "Doctored: Fraud, Arrogance, and Tragedy in the Quest to Cure Alzheimer's" has been named one of 2025's 40 best so far by The Economist economist.com/culture/2025/0…
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Another retracted paper by former NIA Neuroscience head Eliezer Masliah, et al. One of 132 suspect papers featured in my 2024 investigation for News from Science based largely on work by forensic image experts. Key findings on this one by Cheshire journals.plos.org/plosone/articl…

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U.S. aid helped two African countries rein in HIV. Then came Trump | Science | AAAS - important reporting by Jon Cohen science.org/content/articl…

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📷 An News from Science probe found doctors on CDC 's now-fired ACIP made less from industry than their specialist peers; 5 of 13 made nothing at all. science.org/content/articl…

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‘A big win’: Dubious statistical results are becoming less common in psychology | Science | AAAS via Cathleen O'Grady science.org/content/articl…

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Carl Zimmer takes a thoughtful look at the challenges of Alzheimer's. He explores the "amyloid hypothesis," its strengths and contradictions, and some concerns I raised in my book, "Doctored: Fraud, Arrogance, and Tragedy in the Quest to Cure Alzheimer's." podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/why…

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Apparent NCI director candidate wants ‘open, respectful’ post-publication peer review while promoting anonymous site that calls sleuths a ‘mob’ retractionwatch.com/2025/06/10/waf…

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Book Review: The Mystery of Alzheimer’s Disease in Rural Colombia - good intro to Jennie Erin Smith's insightful and poignant work undark.org/2025/06/13/boo… via Undark Magazine Jessica Wapner

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Nuanced take re conflicts of interest and why RFK Jr.’s approach to the vaccine advisory committee could backfire; I also wonder how the amount of money advisors are pocketing in personal fees from pharma factors in statnews.com/2025/06/12/rfk… via STAT Genevieve Kanter, PhD

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Fraud, misconduct, and group-think in Alzheimer’s research - thanks to Association of Health Care Journalists and Usha Lee McFarling for inviting me to speak to health journalists about the findings in my book, "Doctored" -- good recap by Emily Bazar healthjournalism.org/blog/2025/06/u…

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Thanks to Alexander Heffner for a great discussion on his PBS program, The Open Mind, about my book “Doctored: Fraud, Arrogance, and Tragedy in the Quest to Cure Alzheimer’s” – also available via podcast and to air soon on PBS stations pbs.org/video/cures-an…

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Thanks to liz tucker for a great conversation on her podcast "What Your GP Doesn't Tell You" about my book "Doctored: Fraud, Arrogance, and Tragedy in the Quest to Cure Alzheimer's" open.spotify.com/episode/13q1gK…

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I couldn't agree more with Holden Thorp's essay - integrity read of the week. Sluggishness and defensiveness helped enable an executive order on research integrity | Science science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…

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They were convicted of killing with their cars. No one told the California DMV - new installment of this important series, via Robert Lewis and Lauren Hepler calmatters.org/investigation/…

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My latest Substack article highlights my podcast with Charles Piller discussing the shocking fraud he uncovered in Alzheimer's research. open.substack.com/pub/liztucker/… open.spotify.com/show/4t91rpNpU… 1/3