> He asked Rieder about the case.

> “Oh, we made it up,” Rieder replied.

Interesting anecdote. Something to keep in mind.

Humans are fallible. Humans have egos. Humans can be intentionally dishonest.

But the Scientific Method is the only functional bullshit detection system we have. When it is allowed to work, science corrects itself and excises the falsehoods.

It’s a shame that outsized egos within The Lancet and other orgs are still very much in play.

The idea of an opioid OD from breast milk immensely strains credulity in the first place. Such a claim should really have been put under much more of a microscope.

Great read.