Your GP

I know that we are in the 21st century and the medical profession is nothing like it was in the 20th century but it is rare when a medical journal retracts an article it has printed and when the employer of the doctor does not speak highly of the doctor even though it appears that medical ethics have been violated. But that is what has happened with the British Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery and Walter Reed Hospital.

It seems that Dr. Timothy Kuklo, formerly with Walter Reed Hospital, submitted an article to the journal touting the virtues of Infuse, a product developed by Medtronic. It so happens that the good doctor claimed to have co-authors of his article and forged their signatures. It also appears to be the case that the number of patients treated by this drug does not square with the numbers maintained by the hospital. Of course, the fact that the good doctor was a paid consultant to Medtronic had nothing to do with the matter.