Charlatanry and fraud: influence on mutual trust.

The article focuses on the prevalence of medical research fraud and its effect on mutual trust between doctors and patients in Great Britain. New cases of medical research fraud are being reported despite the awareness of the professional standards. The public will move away from research once the fraud was proven and when grant reviewers and journal editors failed to disclose the error. The profession should acknowledge that research fraud is a reality and should find solutions to prevent them.