Medical researcher who touted Covid ‘cure’ and was hailed by Dr Oz under fire over ethics
Summary
A French researcher named Didier Raoult, praised by President Trump and Dr. Mehmet Oz, published hundreds of scientific papers on Covid-19 treatment that now face serious ethical problems. One key paper claimed hydroxychloroquine was a cure for Covid-19, but it was later retracted due to scientific and ethical issues.Key Facts
- Didier Raoult is the founder of the Institut Hospitalo-Universitaire Méditerranée Infection (IHU) in France.
- An international team found ethical and legal concerns in 853 papers published by the IHU, with Raoult co-authoring 758 of them.
- Raoult’s research claimed hydroxychloroquine, combined with azithromycin, could effectively treat Covid-19.
- President Trump and Dr. Mehmet Oz called Raoult’s work a “gamechanger” during the early Covid-19 pandemic.
- The hydroxychloroquine study was widely criticized by scientists, including Dr. Anthony Fauci, and was retracted in 2025.
- The paper influenced public opinion, leading to drug shortages and fueling conspiracy theories against vaccines.
- The new findings question the judgment of health leaders in the Trump administration who promoted the research.
- Dr. Fauci emphasized the need for controlled clinical trials and described early support for hydroxychloroquine as “anecdotal evidence.”
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