Investigation found UBC researcher fabricated data, gave spinal patients ‘false hope.’ The public was not told

Investigation found UBC researcher fabricated data, gave spinal patients ‘false hope.’ The public was not told

This story is a collaboration between CBC News and the Investigative Journalism Foundation (IJF).A celebrated Vancouver researcher used fabricated data and hid evidence of infected wounds to falsely claim his patented skin treatment could heal years-old bed sores in a

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