Extraordinary claims without extraordinary evidence: controversy on anti‐androgen therapy for COVID‐19

Trüeb, Ralph M.; Régnier, Antonia; Caballero-Uribe, N; Dias, Maria Fernanda Reis Gavazzoni; Rezende, Hudson Dutra

doi:10.1111/jdv.17249

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“…In one of the journals indicted in this practice, allegedly, the Editor-in-Chief and associates, many from the editorial board with invited co-authorships of reputed dermatologists involved in hair, publish dozens of papers, frequently in the form of letters to the editor, on COVID-19, with some peer reviews taking <24 h, and then cite themselves in other publications. [ 13 ] Ultimately, this practice has culminated in violations of medical ethics.…”

Section: Covid-19mentioning

confidence: 99%

The Problem with Capitalism in the Trichological Sciences

Trüeb,

Gadzhigoroeva,

Kopera

et al. 2023

International Journal of Trichology

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Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels exposed a pattern of societal conduct they chose to name capitalistic bourgeoisie. The bourgeoisie created a common language of communication through collaboration, gathered in circles such as free academies, scientific academies, literary circles, and the media, that provided forums for the emerging bourgeoisie to conceive of new social orders. One aspect of bourgeoisie culture is conspicuous consumption, central to which, is a culture of prestige through material consumption. Capitalism is an economic system based on private ownership and the operation for profit. Characteristic features of capitalism include competitive market, commercialism, property rights recognition, capital accumulation, material consumption, culture of prestige, sycophancy, and coterie. Critiques of capitalism allege that it is exploitative, alienating, unstable, unsustainable, and inefficient. In turn, critical theory inspired philosophers such as Michel Foucault to conceptualize how we form identities through social interaction. When the patient’s body entered the field of medicine, it also entered the field of power where the patient can be manipulated by professional authority. Without forcibly being a proponent of political theory, as an academic, one is inevitably confronted with Marxism in terms of philosophy. As a discipline at the interface of medicine, lifestyle, and cosmetics, trichology is particularly susceptible to the primary aims of profit, consumption, and prestige that characterize the capitalistic bourgeoisie. The trichological sciences, particularly trichoscopy, have discovered a profitable market for itself. The practice of trichology is not immune to malpractice. It has created an industry that dwells on the autistic thinking of patients and doctors, and because it is prosperous, makes propaganda among lay people and doctors that necessarily leads to abuses.

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Section: Covid-19mentioning

confidence: 99%

The Problem with Capitalism in the Trichological Sciences

Trüeb,

Gadzhigoroeva,

Kopera

et al. 2023

International Journal of Trichology

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The Hair and Scalp in Systemic Infectious Disease

Trüeb

Dias

Rezende

et al. 2023

Hair in Infectious Disease

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Basic mechanisms of SARS-CoV-2 infection. What endocrine systems could be implicated?

Soldevila

Puig‐Domingo

Marazuela

2021

Rev Endocr Metab Disord

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Although SARS-CoV-2 viral attacks starts by the interaction of spike protein (S Protein) to ACE2 receptor located at the cell surface of respiratory tract and digestive system cells, different endocrine targets, endocrine organs and metabolic conditions are of fundamental relevance for understanding disease progression and special outcomes, in particular those of fatal consequences for the patient. During pandemic, moreover, a specific phenotype of COVID-19 metabolic patient has been described, characterized by being at particular risk of worse outcomes. In the present paper we describe the mechanism of viral interaction with endocrine organs, emphasizing the specific endocrine molecules of particular relevance explaining COVID-19 disease evolution and outcomes.

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Extraordinary claims without extraordinary evidence: controversy on anti‐androgen therapy for COVID‐19

Cited by 3 publications

References 10 publications

The Problem with Capitalism in the Trichological Sciences

The Problem with Capitalism in the Trichological Sciences

The Hair and Scalp in Systemic Infectious Disease

Basic mechanisms of SARS-CoV-2 infection. What endocrine systems could be implicated?

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