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Surgeon/scientist promoting science in medicine and exposing quackery. Editor of Science-Based Medicine. My opinions do NOT represent those of my employers.

Michigan, USA
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    1. David Gorski, MD, PhD‏Verified account @gorskon 23 Aug 2018

      David Gorski, MD, PhD Retweeted Liam Bartlett

      Oh, please. I try to protect patients from quackery. @LiamBartlett9 apparently didn't actually read my post, which explains in detail what's wrong with his @60Mins story, how he used a token skeptic for "false balance," & how it was an infomercial for a quack stem cell clinic. 1?https://twitter.com/LiamBartlett9/status/1032795789351899136 …

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      Liam Bartlett @LiamBartlett9
      I would hate to be one of your patients @gorskon if you think that was an ad, you clearly didn’t listen or watch the warnings; unsafe, untested and without peer review - or doesn’t that suit your bias either? https://twitter.com/gorskon/status/1032610931036041216 …
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    2. David Gorski, MD, PhD‏Verified account @gorskon 23 Aug 2018

      I'll post the link again, so that @LiamBartlett9, the producers of @60min, and anyone who comes across this Tweet can see what I'm talking about; that is, if they bother to read it and take it to heart.. 2/https://respectfulinsolence.com/2018/08/23/60-minutes-australia-bioss-stem-cells/ …

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    3. David Gorski, MD, PhD‏Verified account @gorskon 23 Aug 2018

      I'll also post a link to a post by an actual stem cell scientist, @pknoepfler, who, although less—shall we say?—blunt than I, was equally damning of the story. 3/https://ipscell.com/2018/08/60minutes-australia-puff-piece-promotes-risky-stem-cells-for-cerebral-palsy/ …

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    4. David Gorski, MD, PhD‏Verified account @gorskon 23 Aug 2018

      Perhaps @LiamBartlett9 will also note the quote by Professor John Rasko, a stem cell scientist from the University of Sydney, who was appalled by the @60Mins report. 4/

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    5. David Gorski, MD, PhD‏Verified account @gorskon 23 Aug 2018

      That aside, since this is Twitter, I'll list a few reasons for @60min and @LiamBartlett9 why his story was so off base. First, there is the construction of the story as highly aspirational, portraying it as a good thing that the parents were taking their child to a quack. 5/

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    6. David Gorski, MD, PhD‏Verified account @gorskon 23 Aug 2018

      The trip to Mexico was portrayed by @LiamBartlett and @60Mins not as the dangerous and expensive quest to have a completely unproven and potentially dangerous treatment, but rather as the brave quest of parents to give their child the ability to walk. 6/

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    7. David Gorski, MD, PhD‏Verified account @gorskon 23 Aug 2018

      Of course, @LiamBartlett9 is being disingenuous. He knows full well that the way the story was structured did include one token skeptic mentioning how the treatment was unproven, but that was completely overwhelmed by the positive portrayal of the parents and child. 7/

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    8. David Gorski, MD, PhD‏Verified account @gorskon 23 Aug 2018

      Emblematic of the story was @LiamBartlett9's interview with Dr. Ana Carolina Ramírez Cazares, the CEO of @Biosscelulas, the quack stem cell clinic promising to help the little girl. Holy hell, that was bad! 6/

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    9. David Gorski, MD, PhD‏Verified account @gorskon 23 Aug 2018

      Basically, Dr. Ramirez went on and on about how she "knows" her stem cell treatments work, but couldn't produce a single scientific study to back up that assertion. 7/

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    10. David Gorski, MD, PhD‏Verified account @gorskon 23 Aug 2018

      Worse, @LiamBartlett9 didn't bother to tell us just how much the family was spending to take their daughter to this quack clinic, nor did it make it clear just how implausible the treatment was. or how little scientific background Dr. Ramirez has. 8/

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      David Gorski, MD, PhD‏Verified account @gorskon 23 Aug 2018

      He also didn't mention just how lax regulation of stem cell treatments is in Mexico. I discussed this in depth in a post about the dubious stem cell treatment used to treat hockey legend Gordie Howe for his stroke. 9/https://respectfulinsolence.com/2015/01/02/about-gordie-howes-miraculous-recovery-after-stem-cell-treatment-in-mexico/ …

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        1. David Gorski, MD, PhD‏Verified account @gorskon 23 Aug 2018

          May I suggest that @LiamBartlett9 get over himself and actually consider why scientists like myself and @pknoepfler were so appalled by his story last Sunday? I doubt that he will, but hope springs eternal. 10/10

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        1.  ✍🏻Ginger, a Australian Woman. Not quiet, usually‏ @LidaAHall 23 Aug 2018
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          Hmm. You'd think that ppl would be aware that a Clinic operating from Mexico was a huge red flag, given that it's synonymous with Gerson "Therapy" etc 🙄

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