Bitter feuding at Cochrane healthcare audit body paralyses organisation
By 
Anthony King2018-09-20T15:28:00
One member has been expelled from the governing board while another four resign with accusations of pharmaceutical industry bias flying
Healthcare review body the Cochrane Collaboration is in turmoil after one board member was expelled and another four resigned in protest. On 14 September, Peter Gøtzsche announced that he had been removed from its governing board, a first in the organisation’s 25-year history. The collaboration carries out systematic reviews of healthcare interventions and has a network of national centres.