David R. Banos
@davidrbanos.bsky.social
Professor in Statistics and Probability Theory at the University of Oslo.
He/him.
He/him.
Jeg har nesten ikke ord… Dette er den tredje lignende historien jeg hører på bare to uker. Det gjør meg utrolig trist.
Ord, elendig forskning og medieoppslag har direkte konsekvenser for de det gjelder.
En stor klem til Siri og partneren hennes ❤️ Dere står ikke alene ❤️
Ord, elendig forskning og medieoppslag har direkte konsekvenser for de det gjelder.
En stor klem til Siri og partneren hennes ❤️ Dere står ikke alene ❤️
Eg og partneren min blei trakassert på t-banestoppet på veg inn mot Oslo for å ete ute i går. En gjeng ungdommer som skreik til oss at det ikkje går an å skifte kjønn, trans finnes ikkje, og at forskning går imot at trans eksisterer etc. det var fullt av folk rundt og ingen greip inn.
September 21, 2026 at 9:40 AM
Jeg har nesten ikke ord… Dette er den tredje lignende historien jeg hører på bare to uker. Det gjør meg utrolig trist.
Ord, elendig forskning og medieoppslag har direkte konsekvenser for de det gjelder.
En stor klem til Siri og partneren hennes ❤️ Dere står ikke alene ❤️
Ord, elendig forskning og medieoppslag har direkte konsekvenser for de det gjelder.
En stor klem til Siri og partneren hennes ❤️ Dere står ikke alene ❤️
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Lars Arnesen, medlem av REK Sør-Øst:
"Det kan være en stor påkjenning å bli felt for uredelig forskning, men det kan være minst like ille å bli offer for uredelig forskning."
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"Det kan være en stor påkjenning å bli felt for uredelig forskning, men det kan være minst like ille å bli offer for uredelig forskning."
www.forskersonen.no/forskning-fo...
Det er verre å være offer for uetisk forskning enn å bli felt for det
KRONIKK: For det første, er det klare holdepunkter for at NBTK drev med helseforskning, og for det andre, er det uansett krav om samtykke fra pasientene, selv om de kun drev med kvalitetsforbedring.
www.forskersonen.no
September 19, 2026 at 8:33 AM
Lars Arnesen, medlem av REK Sør-Øst:
"Det kan være en stor påkjenning å bli felt for uredelig forskning, men det kan være minst like ille å bli offer for uredelig forskning."
www.forskersonen.no/forskning-fo...
"Det kan være en stor påkjenning å bli felt for uredelig forskning, men det kan være minst like ille å bli offer for uredelig forskning."
www.forskersonen.no/forskning-fo...
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«Most trans people aren’t trans, they are seriously mentally ill, and so are you»
This is what my primary care doctor told me when I first came out, citing his wife, a PhD student at the national gender clinic.
Now, having been found guilty of misconduct, all her work is being retracted ⬇️
This is what my primary care doctor told me when I first came out, citing his wife, a PhD student at the national gender clinic.
Now, having been found guilty of misconduct, all her work is being retracted ⬇️
Five researchers at Norway’s national gender incongruence clinic are appealing a university committee’s finding they committed “gross negligence” and scientific misconduct after the group published studies using the medical records of more than 1,000 minors.
Researchers appeal misconduct finding over studies of trans youth
Oslo University Hospital Five researchers at Norway’s national gender incongruence clinic are appealing a university committee’s finding they committed “gross negligence” and scientific misconduct …
retractionwatch.com
September 9, 2026 at 7:48 PM
«Most trans people aren’t trans, they are seriously mentally ill, and so are you»
This is what my primary care doctor told me when I first came out, citing his wife, a PhD student at the national gender clinic.
Now, having been found guilty of misconduct, all her work is being retracted ⬇️
This is what my primary care doctor told me when I first came out, citing his wife, a PhD student at the national gender clinic.
Now, having been found guilty of misconduct, all her work is being retracted ⬇️
Reposted by David R. Banos
Five researchers at Norway’s national gender incongruence clinic are appealing a university committee’s finding they committed “gross negligence” and scientific misconduct after the group published studies using the medical records of more than 1,000 minors.
Researchers appeal misconduct finding over studies of trans youth
Oslo University Hospital Five researchers at Norway’s national gender incongruence clinic are appealing a university committee’s finding they committed “gross negligence” and scientific misconduct …
retractionwatch.com
September 9, 2026 at 10:50 AM
Five researchers at Norway’s national gender incongruence clinic are appealing a university committee’s finding they committed “gross negligence” and scientific misconduct after the group published studies using the medical records of more than 1,000 minors.
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Skikkelig grundig og skarpt innlegg om forskningsetikksaken i Khrono, av @davidrbanos.bsky.social og to professorer i medisinsk etikk.
Det er godt grunnlag for å konstatere vitenskapelig uredelighet
Robberstad, Halvorsen og Bruun Wyller mener det ikke er grunnlag for å konstatere vitenskapelig uredelighet i OUS-saken. Kronikk-forfatterne mener det motsatte.
www.khrono.no
September 1, 2026 at 7:19 PM
Skikkelig grundig og skarpt innlegg om forskningsetikksaken i Khrono, av @davidrbanos.bsky.social og to professorer i medisinsk etikk.
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Her blir Arnstein Mykletun fullstendig avkledd av David R. Banos:
www.forskersonen.no/debattinnleg...
www.forskersonen.no/debattinnleg...
Forskningsetikk og menneskeverd må veie tyngre enn behovet for kunnskap
DEBATT: Forsvarlighetskravet i helseforskningsloven skal redusere risikoen for at helseforskning fører til fornedrelse og tap av rettigheter og friheter, skriver innsenderen.
www.forskersonen.no
August 15, 2026 at 9:56 AM
Her blir Arnstein Mykletun fullstendig avkledd av David R. Banos:
www.forskersonen.no/debattinnleg...
www.forskersonen.no/debattinnleg...
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«Hvis forskerne ikke forstod at dette var forskning, er det et tegn på manglende forskningsetisk kompetanse. Da bør man finne seg noe annet å gjøre enn å forske på sårbare pasientgrupper.» Bra svar fra @davidrbanos.bsky.social og @aninehartmann.bsky.social
Svar til Bruun Wyller: «Kvalitetssikring» er ikke et frikort fra redelig forskning
DEBATT: Torgeir Bruun Wyllers innlegg 24. juli er en oppsiktsvekkende bagatellisering av en alvorlig forskningsetikksak behandlet ved Felles redelighetsutvalg for UiO, OUS og Ahus.
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August 6, 2026 at 8:50 AM
«Hvis forskerne ikke forstod at dette var forskning, er det et tegn på manglende forskningsetisk kompetanse. Da bør man finne seg noe annet å gjøre enn å forske på sårbare pasientgrupper.» Bra svar fra @davidrbanos.bsky.social og @aninehartmann.bsky.social
The French platform Trans Youth Trajectories has published a thorough summary of the research case at Oslo University Hospital.
English: trajectoiresjeunestrans.fr/en/news/with...
French: trajectoiresjeunestrans.fr/actualites/s...
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Without consent: the scientific misconduct scandal at Norway’s national centre for trans youth - Trans Youth Trajectories
Illegitimate research on trans minors
trajectoiresjeunestrans.fr
July 30, 2026 at 3:25 PM
The French platform Trans Youth Trajectories has published a thorough summary of the research case at Oslo University Hospital.
English: trajectoiresjeunestrans.fr/en/news/with...
French: trajectoiresjeunestrans.fr/actualites/s...
Instagram: www.instagram.com/p/DbascKzjYQH/
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French: trajectoiresjeunestrans.fr/actualites/s...
Instagram: www.instagram.com/p/DbascKzjYQH/
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Ethics first, research second.
One of the two articles found to involve research misconduct due to gross negligence at Oslo University Hospital has now been retracted. The second will follow shortly.
Ethics first, research second.
One of the two articles found to involve research misconduct due to gross negligence at Oslo University Hospital has now been retracted. The second will follow shortly.
<em>Acta Paediatrica</em> | Paediatrics Journal | Wiley Online Library
RETRACTION: C. B. Nyquist, L. Torgersen, L. W. David, T. H. Diseth, K. Gulbrandsen, and A. Waehre, “Treatment Trajectories among Children and Adolescents Referred to the Norwegian National Center fo.....
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
July 30, 2026 at 7:41 AM
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Ethics first, research second.
One of the two articles found to involve research misconduct due to gross negligence at Oslo University Hospital has now been retracted. The second will follow shortly.
Ethics first, research second.
One of the two articles found to involve research misconduct due to gross negligence at Oslo University Hospital has now been retracted. The second will follow shortly.
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Ethically questionable medical research is often accompanied by questionable clinical practice.
Assigned Media has investigated concerns about Riittakertu Kaltialas treatment of patients ⬇️
They quote our latest letter to the editor of Acta Paediatrica about her research.
Assigned Media has investigated concerns about Riittakertu Kaltialas treatment of patients ⬇️
They quote our latest letter to the editor of Acta Paediatrica about her research.
A Finnish psychiatrist holds increasing influence over youth gender care worldwide. At home, the inpatient mental health facility she oversees has been repeatedly cited for excessive restraints, invading patient privacy, and other acts of neglect and mistreatment of (cis) adolescents).
As a Gender Critic’s Influence Grew, So Did Concerns About Cis Adolescents in Her Care - Assigned Media
Finnish government reports cite neglectful practices in the mental health care of young people at a hospital affiliated with Riittakerttu Kaltiala.
assignedmedia.org
July 23, 2026 at 12:48 PM
Ethically questionable medical research is often accompanied by questionable clinical practice.
Assigned Media has investigated concerns about Riittakertu Kaltialas treatment of patients ⬇️
They quote our latest letter to the editor of Acta Paediatrica about her research.
Assigned Media has investigated concerns about Riittakertu Kaltialas treatment of patients ⬇️
They quote our latest letter to the editor of Acta Paediatrica about her research.
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July 16, 2026 at 6:33 AM
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Our second letter to the editor about the Finnish study on trans people and the effect of gender affirming treatment on mental health (Ruuska, Kaltiala et al.) is out now.
This time, we request that the authors disclose their data.
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This time, we request that the authors disclose their data.
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onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/author...
Our letter of concern about the Finnish study is now published in Acta Paediatrica. The Finnish study has received a total of 5 letters/commentaries, so far. Most of the overlapping concerns are statistical/methodological.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
July 15, 2026 at 4:42 PM
Our second letter to the editor about the Finnish study on trans people and the effect of gender affirming treatment on mental health (Ruuska, Kaltiala et al.) is out now.
This time, we request that the authors disclose their data.
💻⬇️
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/author...
This time, we request that the authors disclose their data.
💻⬇️
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/author...
The research misconduct scandal at Oslo University Hospital that we've been warning about for nearly two years is a symptom of years of impunity, the pathologization of an already vulnerable community, and a lack of accountability. Please, Minister, help us. The solution is very simple. Thank you.
June 26, 2026 at 9:19 AM
The research misconduct scandal at Oslo University Hospital that we've been warning about for nearly two years is a symptom of years of impunity, the pathologization of an already vulnerable community, and a lack of accountability. Please, Minister, help us. The solution is very simple. Thank you.
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Vestre på minnemarkeringen etter 25. juni i dag. Wow!
June 25, 2026 at 5:52 PM
Vestre på minnemarkeringen etter 25. juni i dag. Wow!
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«Den uredelige forskningen er bare ett av mange overgrep pasientgruppen er blitt utsatt for i årtier. Det er ikke opplagt at det kan eller skal tilgis.»
Godt innlegg av @ninasteinkopf.bsky.social!
Godt innlegg av @ninasteinkopf.bsky.social!
Uredelig forskning: tilgivelse er ingen selvfølge
DEBATT: Når pasienters tillit brytes gjennom uredelig forskning, holder det ikke å be dem om å tilgi.
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June 26, 2026 at 6:43 AM
«Den uredelige forskningen er bare ett av mange overgrep pasientgruppen er blitt utsatt for i årtier. Det er ikke opplagt at det kan eller skal tilgis.»
Godt innlegg av @ninasteinkopf.bsky.social!
Godt innlegg av @ninasteinkopf.bsky.social!
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A major scandal has broken out in Norway at NBTK, the national gender clinic that has notoriously limited access to care. Researchers, including SEGM affiliate Anne Wæhre, engaged in substantial misconduct and ethical violations in their research on trans people.
www.aftenposten.no/norge/i/43RE...
www.aftenposten.no/norge/i/43RE...
June 23, 2026 at 3:41 PM
A major scandal has broken out in Norway at NBTK, the national gender clinic that has notoriously limited access to care. Researchers, including SEGM affiliate Anne Wæhre, engaged in substantial misconduct and ethical violations in their research on trans people.
www.aftenposten.no/norge/i/43RE...
www.aftenposten.no/norge/i/43RE...
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David Ruiz Banos holder appell
June 13, 2026 at 2:00 PM
David Ruiz Banos holder appell
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Om Fri kan samle inn 2millioner burde hvertfall folk støtte denne til å klare målet sitt!
June 11, 2026 at 8:15 AM
Om Fri kan samle inn 2millioner burde hvertfall folk støtte denne til å klare målet sitt!
Happy news today: I’ve been promoted to full professor! 🥰
So grateful to my colleagues, students, PhD students and my friends, and most of all to my wonderful princes, who care for me and feed me when work gets intense ❤️ And to my adorable children, who bring me joy every day ❤️
So grateful to my colleagues, students, PhD students and my friends, and most of all to my wonderful princes, who care for me and feed me when work gets intense ❤️ And to my adorable children, who bring me joy every day ❤️
June 2, 2026 at 4:25 PM
Happy news today: I’ve been promoted to full professor! 🥰
So grateful to my colleagues, students, PhD students and my friends, and most of all to my wonderful princes, who care for me and feed me when work gets intense ❤️ And to my adorable children, who bring me joy every day ❤️
So grateful to my colleagues, students, PhD students and my friends, and most of all to my wonderful princes, who care for me and feed me when work gets intense ❤️ And to my adorable children, who bring me joy every day ❤️
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If a transgender patient visits a psychiatrist in a hospital, is it fair to say that they have «severe psychiatric morbidity»?
We believe research should be more rigorous.
With 49 co-authors, including: @maxkorbmacher.bsky.social @erininthemorning.com @natacha.bsky.social
@frende.bsky.social
We believe research should be more rigorous.
With 49 co-authors, including: @maxkorbmacher.bsky.social @erininthemorning.com @natacha.bsky.social
@frende.bsky.social
Our letter of concern about the Finnish study is now published in Acta Paediatrica. The Finnish study has received a total of 5 letters/commentaries, so far. Most of the overlapping concerns are statistical/methodological.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
June 1, 2026 at 5:36 PM
If a transgender patient visits a psychiatrist in a hospital, is it fair to say that they have «severe psychiatric morbidity»?
We believe research should be more rigorous.
With 49 co-authors, including: @maxkorbmacher.bsky.social @erininthemorning.com @natacha.bsky.social
@frende.bsky.social
We believe research should be more rigorous.
With 49 co-authors, including: @maxkorbmacher.bsky.social @erininthemorning.com @natacha.bsky.social
@frende.bsky.social
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happy to contribute to this letter. cannot stress enough how important it is to talk about these practices that dirty the integrity of science and research.
Our letter of concern about the Finnish study is now published in Acta Paediatrica. The Finnish study has received a total of 5 letters/commentaries, so far. Most of the overlapping concerns are statistical/methodological.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
June 1, 2026 at 4:23 PM
happy to contribute to this letter. cannot stress enough how important it is to talk about these practices that dirty the integrity of science and research.
Our letter of concern about the Finnish study is now published in Acta Paediatrica. The Finnish study has received a total of 5 letters/commentaries, so far. Most of the overlapping concerns are statistical/methodological.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
May 31, 2026 at 3:29 PM
Our letter of concern about the Finnish study is now published in Acta Paediatrica. The Finnish study has received a total of 5 letters/commentaries, so far. Most of the overlapping concerns are statistical/methodological.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Our letter of concern to Acta Paediatrica on the recent Finnish registry study has been accepted and will be published soon. We raise concerns about the statistical approach, but perhaps more importantly, about how the study’s findings have been communicated.
May 28, 2026 at 8:21 AM
Our letter of concern to Acta Paediatrica on the recent Finnish registry study has been accepted and will be published soon. We raise concerns about the statistical approach, but perhaps more importantly, about how the study’s findings have been communicated.
Lenge leve bekymringsbrevene! Ikke fordi de alltid har rett, men fordi vitenskapen trenger rom for faglige ytringer og saklig debatt, spesielt der forskningen får konsekvenser for mennesker som allerede betaler en høy pris for andres ord.
Lenge leve bekymringsbrevene!
David R. Banos svarer Kjetil Rolness.
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May 21, 2026 at 3:02 PM
Lenge leve bekymringsbrevene! Ikke fordi de alltid har rett, men fordi vitenskapen trenger rom for faglige ytringer og saklig debatt, spesielt der forskningen får konsekvenser for mennesker som allerede betaler en høy pris for andres ord.