Dr. Andrew Wakefield acted unethically in his research linking MMR vaccines to autism, a UK regulatory agency has found. Lancet retracted his paper in 2004, and most of the authors have disavowed the findings reported there.

Imagine getting the privilege of a Lancet publication, only to have to recant a few years later? Must have been some major impropriety. Wakefield stuck by his paper, evidently.

Today a patient came in who suffered a devastating stroke at age 35 result of a lupus anticoagulant and some very bad luck. We check her coumadin once a month and I am keeping tabs on her home physical therapy which is improving her mobility slowly. She speaks with difficulty though her cognition is ok. She said she heard a news story on TV about a new pill and wondered if it was for her. She couldn't quite remember the name of the pill but said she thought it was called "Poly" something. I had seen reports yesterday from the ACC (cardiology) meeting about the polypill data.

Antibiotics prevent recurrence of stage I gastric cancer Lancet study shows excellent efficacy in early-stage disease

Study: USA gets the gold medal for cancer care Lancet Oncology: Cancer survival rates better in United States

Dimebon for Alzheimer's Disease: randomized trial success Lancet study excites neurology community