England Rugby World Cup winner Steve Thompson has instructed Newsnight of his fury over a former concussion professional whose work on long-term mind situations and make contact with sport has been discredited.
Dr Paul McCrory was chair of the worldwide Concussion In Sport Group (CISG), whose Consensus Statements set the protocols for a lot of sports activities, together with steerage about head accidents and concussion.
However now, a journal that Dr McCrory was editor-in-chief of has retracted 9 of his articles and positioned an expression of concern on 74, for causes together with plagiarism.
When plagiarism considerations had been raised earlier this yr, his solely public feedback had been that any errors had been “not deliberate or intentional”.
A number of former skilled rugby gamers have spoken out about their experiences with the degenerative mind situation CTE, however consultants have usually been cautious about saying that one causes the opposite.
Because the CISG meets at the moment for the primary time in six years, this week may see a change in method. Our science correspondent Kate Lamble studies.
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