Can’t I just have a few days away without feeling the need to comment on health care/health journalism news?
I’ve been away from the mainland for two days and now I hear that:
1. CNN’s Sanjay Gupta may be picked as Surgeon General.
2. One of the best health news bloggers in the U.S. – Ed Silverman of the Star Ledger of New Jersey’s Pharmalot.com blog, has taken a buyout and will no longer run that blog.
I’m shocked by both pieces of news.
Opinions on other issues in news, journals, PR, advertising, marketing
Puleeeeease... this 'game changer' weight loss drug causes more nausea and vomiting than a placebo. Some game, some change. My friend Gary would spank you for using the eighth word medical reporters should never, ever use. @garyschwitzer @thackerpd
https://www.healthnewsreview.org/toolkit/just-journalists-writing-tips-case-studies/7-words-and-more-you-shouldnt-use-in-medical-news/ https://twitter.com/OttawaCitizen/status/1361426796126830597
A scary @statnews Op-Ed warns that govt attempts to rein in Pharma may cut off access to "life-changing" drugs.
It takes @garyschwitzer to let us know: the author spent 10 years as Pfizer's public-policy chief. https://twitter.com/garyschwitzer/status/1360325022578053123
.@TranspariMED criticizes STAT op-ed for not disclosing pharma funding of author’s institute - similar to criticism we’ve made of STAT op-eds in the past. @transparify @ThinkTankWatch @icer_review https://www.healthnewsreview.org/2021/02/transparency-watchdog-criticizes-stats-non-disclosure-on-pro-pharma-op-ed/
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Marie Z.
January 7, 2009 at 10:51 amHi Gary,
I agree with you on the Gupta choice. One can only hope that Obama will come to his senses soon about that one!
Enjoy your vacation. Stop working!!!
dave
January 7, 2009 at 4:06 pmI have tried to search your blog for other mentions of Gupta, but only get error reports. Perhaps you could repost a collection of them?
Michael Compton
January 7, 2009 at 6:23 pmI’m curious, has this blog entry been altered?
I’ve twice seen it referenced in regard to the Sanjay Gupta pick, both instances implying a negative opinion – Yet “shocked” seems a bit mild to justify the references [personally, i would have gone with ‘shocked and horrified ;)]. Is this the original/complete posting?
The Publisher
January 7, 2009 at 6:28 pmMichael:
I’m on vacation. Have been on the beach or poolside all day since entering the original post – which has not been revised.
I could write volumes but I’m on vacation.
So I chose my words carefully and stuck with simply “shocked.”
The Publisher
The Publisher
January 7, 2009 at 6:42 pmDave,
As my blog notes, I’m:
A. On vacation
B. Out of the country
C. Therefore crazy to be responding to anyone.
If the search engine isn’t working for you, it isn’t working for me, either, so I can’t access past entries.
Keep trying. I know the search engine was working earlier today. If no luck, use a web search tool such as Google or AltaVista or Yahoo or Ask.com.
The Publisher
Bill Gleason
January 8, 2009 at 8:00 amAtul Gawande would make an excellent surgeon general.
ermand
January 16, 2009 at 4:53 pm“Atul Gawande would make an excellent surgeon general”
Totally true.
Painter
Christine
January 19, 2009 at 9:49 pmI actually posted Atul Gawande’s name to the Citizen’s Briefing Book on the change.gov website. No one there seems to know him. Pity. He would be a thoughtful, deliberative, creative, inspiring Surgeon General. I think Americans would be very happy with him in the position.
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