A widely published Japanese anesthesiologist is under investigation by his
university over concerns that he engaged in repeated fraud for decades that has
tainted roughly 180 articles—many of which may be retracted as a result.
In a related move, the journal Clinical
Therapeutics is retracting papers by the researcher, Yoshitaka Fujii,
MD, most recently of Toho University, in Tokyo. Judy Pachella, managing editor
of the journal, confirmed the retractions but would not state how