Investigative journalism in global infectious diseases research

Deborah Cohen
BMJ investigations editor

Deborah Cohen is an award winning medically qualified TV, print and radio reporter (i.e. BBC Radio 4's File on Four), as well as being an editor on The BMJ. She has investigated and produced documentaries about drug companies and academic institutions manipulation of the evidence, ranging from pandemic flu “conspiracies”, Roche withholding oseltamivir data, and the “pick and mix” approach animal researchers take in publishing their studies.