Also, my opposition to #RightToTry has nothing to do with @realDonaldTrump. I was criticizing and opposing RTT in 2014, well over a year before Trump ever descended that escalator at Trump Tower to announce his candidacy.
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And, unsurprisingly, Mike won't even consider the possibility that I might have a point. https://twitter.com/GolfHacker72/status/1002621535545446405 …
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Of course, reactions like those of Mike are, of course, why so few medical professional societies, cancer centers, and academic medical centers were willing to oppose
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#RightToTry gets people like Mike accusing you of being heartless, evil (Satan!), and of actually wanting children to die—oh, and also being a shill for big pharma. https://twitter.com/GolfHacker72/status/1002622670658301952 …This Tweet is unavailable.Show this thread -
And of wanting to suppress cannabis, which is an assumption on his part that presumes facts not in evidence. https://twitter.com/GolfHacker72/status/1002623200218542080 …
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You know, repeatedly calling me "evil" and "Satan" is usually a reason for me just to block someone and move on. However, tolerating a
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He seems nice. I mean, he doesn't seem to have a theory of mind, but you know, nice
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I actually go into children's hospitals, and look into the eyes of terminally ill 5 year old children, with some regularity. And I nevertheless think
#RightToTry offers such children no meaningful benefits, and so am opposed.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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It doesn't sound like there was a need. "CDER receives over 1000 applications for expanded access each year. The majority are for single patients, roughly evenly split between emergency & nonemergency use. The vast majority, 99.7%, are allowed to proceed."https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5135086/ …
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There wasn't.
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