Will a shake-up in sports science change SA rugby after fresh doubts over head injuries?
Five counts of plagiarism, 10 retracted scientific papers and red flags about 74 more articles because of publication misconduct.
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Latest McCrory retractions leave sport facing a reckoning over concussion
The words land with a slap. “There is no scientific evidence that sustaining several concussions over a sporting career will necessarily result in permanent damage.” They are from a December 2001 editorial in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, called “When to retire after concussion?”
Prestigious medical journal retracts nine more articles authored by concussion expert Paul McCrory
Nine articles from internationally renowned concussion expert Dr Paul McCrory have been retracted from a prestigious medical journal and dozens more have had notices of concern placed above them, after repeated allegations of plagiarism against the neurologist and former long-term sports concussion advisor.
AFL and Fifa must rethink concussion rules amid Paul McCrory plagiarism claims, says expert
A leading international concussion expert has said “anything Paul McCrory has touched” must be reviewed in the wake of plagiarism allegations against the Australian-based neurologist who has advised global sporting bodies on the effects of concussion.
New plagiarism claims against sport concussion guru Paul McCrory
The world-renowned concussion expert Dr Paul McCrory has been accused of 10 more cases of plagiarism, prompting experts to question how much original research the neurologist has produced and whether he deserved the hundreds of thousands of dollars in research grants he has received.
New investigation into allegations of plagiarism against concussion expert Paul McCrory
The British Journal of Sports Medicine says it is investigating a body of work published by its former editor-in-chief, neurologist Dr Paul McCrory, in light of “additional allegations of plagiarism” against the world-renowned concussion expert.
The AFL, the concussion doctor and the groundbreaking brain study that never appeared
The study was touted as groundbreaking, a “first” for the AFL.
Doctor urges sports to review links with controversial concussion group
Dr Willie Stewart, the neuropathologist whose research recently uncovered a raised incidence of terminal neurodegenerative conditions among professional footballers in the 20th century, has urged governing bodies in sport to review their relationships with the controversial advisory panel the Concussion In Sport Group and any protocols they have formulated following the panel’s recommendations. Paul McCrory resigned last week as chair of the CISG after charges of multiple counts of plagiarism had been levelled at him.
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