tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post3408106391130141908..comments2023-08-21T02:57:37.362-05:00Comments on Dr. Wes: When Medical Content Providers Go PoliticalDrWeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17438019699222125477noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-21752958272846246062013-12-05T11:16:29.087-06:002013-12-05T11:16:29.087-06:00Dr. Wes, I tried to bring this up in a comment to ...Dr. Wes, I tried to bring this up in a comment to an article on the KevinMD blog, but the comment was deleted and now all of my comments are subject to "moderation", with most of them never appearing at all.<br /><br />We definitely need a Sunshine law for medical content providers. In Australia, there was a scandal called "Cash for Comment" when a radio talk show host was Just A Guestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-5162166122339196932013-11-17T14:47:48.599-06:002013-11-17T14:47:48.599-06:00I didn't think that Eric Topol was motivated b...I didn't think that Eric Topol was motivated by money as the editor. Frankly, I'm shocked. I thought that he was all about the science.<br /><br />Your insights about 'grants' to promote Obamacare explain some of the outrageous editorials on WebMD supporting this lame, unaffordable, legislation. The irony of Ezekial Emmanual claiming that the individual insurance market sold &Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-966618955253102292013-11-17T10:30:47.953-06:002013-11-17T10:30:47.953-06:00Paternalistic attitudes are common in those who ha...Paternalistic attitudes are common in those who have power over doctors. Example. When I was with the yearly meeting the hospital administrator gave to all the house staff, he stood up and said "We have a rule that no one is to address the nurses by their first names. People will get the wrong idea that the doctors and nurses are romantically involved with each other." At the end of hisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-34427699777453311992013-11-16T15:59:30.946-06:002013-11-16T15:59:30.946-06:00Yes I agree on all the focus on the Sunshine act f...Yes I agree on all the focus on the Sunshine act for doctors as sure there's a few dirty eggs out there like any industry but not to focus that it gets by all means. Myself I just look at all the efforts that go into those news articles and think so myself, reporters go get a life and focus on something that carries more importance than focusing on a small minority of doctors who made some Medical Quackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12443589277651479846noreply@blogger.com