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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.

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    David Gorski, MD, PhD‏Verified account @gorskon 20 Nov 2020

    David Gorski, MD, PhD Retweeted Ashish K. Jha, MD, MPH

    Of course, those of us who've been battling the antivaccine movement for decades could have warned Dr. Jha about this, as antivaxxers have used this same technique for years and years to "stack the deck" at public hearings.https://twitter.com/ashishkjha/status/1329646433860001795 …

    David Gorski, MD, PhD added,

    Ashish K. Jha, MD, MPHVerified account @ashishkjha
    There were 4 witnesses. 3 who strongly supported HCQ They believed thousands of Americans were dying from lack of HCQ And then, there was me This split was not a reflection of evidence or the consensus in medicine It reflected ability of the majority to seat more witnesses
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      2. David Gorski, MD, PhD‏Verified account @gorskon 20 Nov 2020

        David Gorski, MD, PhD Retweeted Ashish K. Jha, MD, MPH

        Again, this is a classic crank disinformation technique. Cancer quack Stanislaw Burzynski used it extensively every time there were hearings about his antineoplastons quackery. Antivaxxers use it all the time whenever vaccine mandates are discussed.https://twitter.com/ashishkjha/status/1329646434644336642?s=20 …

        David Gorski, MD, PhD added,

        Ashish K. Jha, MD, MPHVerified account @ashishkjha
        The hearing was a testament to how politicized science has become I shared evidence of studies that have failed to find benefit of HCQ 3 other witnesses shared personal experiences And suggested my testimony was reckless because it would deny people access to lifesaving HCQ
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      3. David Gorski, MD, PhD‏Verified account @gorskon 20 Nov 2020

        Indeed, Stanislaw Burzynski was an expert at mobilizing his patients who believed in him to besiege lawmakers with tales of "miracle cures" and to tell them that if they shut Burzynski down they'd be killing thousands of cancer patients. Again, nothing new under the sun.

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      4. David Gorski, MD, PhD‏Verified account @gorskon 20 Nov 2020

        Another example: #righttotry. Whenever RTT laws came up for consideration, advocates would gather families of dying patients, who would make incredibly sympathetic witnesses. Those speaking against RTT? They were the villains. It happened in Michigan.

        1 reply 2 retweets 27 likes
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      5. David Gorski, MD, PhD‏Verified account @gorskon 20 Nov 2020

        I knew someone who testified against #righttotry in Michigan. He was outnumbered, outgunned, and viewed by patient advocates as though he were Satan incarnate wanting to kill their relatives.

        1 reply 2 retweets 21 likes
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      6. David Gorski, MD, PhD‏Verified account @gorskon 20 Nov 2020

        #Hydroxychloroquine advocates are very similar. They emphasize anecdotal evidence and unreliable, bias-prone observational trials over controlled randomized trials and really, really believe that HCQ is saving lives.

        4 replies 4 retweets 32 likes
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      7. David Gorski, MD, PhD‏Verified account @gorskon 20 Nov 2020

        Any attempt to inject science into the discussion of #Hydroxychloroquine to treat #COVID19 results in personal attacks and accusations that the one speaking up for science wants more COVID patients to die.

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      8. David Gorski, MD, PhD‏Verified account @gorskon 20 Nov 2020

        #Hydroxychloroquine advocates even have their own "miracle cure" testimonials that very much resemble the "miracle cure" testimonials used by patients of cancer quacks. The testimonials don't show that the drug worked, but sound convincing to lay people.

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      9. David Gorski, MD, PhD‏Verified account @gorskon 20 Nov 2020

        Indeed, I was writing about the similarity between #Hydroxychloroquine "miracle cure" testimonials and the same sort of "miracle cure" testimonials used by cancer quacks to promote their quackery.https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/miracle-cure-testimonials-aside-azithromycin-and-hydroxychloroquine-probably-do-not-work-against-covid-19/ …

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      10. David Gorski, MD, PhD‏Verified account @gorskon 20 Nov 2020

        Don't get me wrong. I'm happy that there are doctors like Dr. Jha, who want to try to push back against #COVID19 disinformation. I just wish they'd seek advice from people who've been doing this sort of thing for a very long time in different contexts.

        1 reply 3 retweets 26 likes
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      11. David Gorski, MD, PhD‏Verified account @gorskon 20 Nov 2020

        People like @stevennovella, @HHSkepDoc, and, yes, I could easily have predicted how this session would go. We've seen this movie many, many times before for similar committee "investigations" over vaccines, homeopathy, bogus cancer treatments, and more.

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      12. David Gorski, MD, PhD‏Verified account @gorskon 20 Nov 2020

        David Gorski, MD, PhD Retweeted Ashish K. Jha, MD, MPH

        Again, there is nothing new under the sun. This is EXACTLY how such committee meetings have gone when it comes to vaccine mandates, #righttotry, Stanislaw Burzynski's cancer quackery, homeopathy, and more topics than I can remember. No surprise here.https://twitter.com/ashishkjha/status/1329646435420270592?s=20 …

        David Gorski, MD, PhD added,

        Ashish K. Jha, MD, MPHVerified account @ashishkjha
        There was an attempt to make it personal I passed I’m not big on personalizing disagreement I am more comfortable talking data, evidence, science Their engagement with data was sparse And they were horrified that I disagreed
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      13. David Gorski, MD, PhD‏Verified account @gorskon 20 Nov 2020

        David Gorski, MD, PhD Retweeted Ashish K. Jha, MD, MPH

        Then, of course, there are ALWAYS conspiracy theories. This is the same message that's been promoted by, for example, antivaxxers, basically forever. Why was Dr. Jha surprised? Conspiracy theories are at the heart of all science denial.https://twitter.com/ashishkjha/status/1329646436993163270?s=20 …

        David Gorski, MD, PhD added,

        Ashish K. Jha, MD, MPHVerified account @ashishkjha
        I tried to explain that doctors don’t want to kill their patients by withhold therapy But evidence matters They tried to flip the narrative: that evidence was misinformation And “art of medicine” was what mattered And most amzing? That @US_FDA, @NIH, Pharma were all corrupt
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      14. David Gorski, MD, PhD‏Verified account @gorskon 20 Nov 2020

        David Gorski, MD, PhD Retweeted Ashish K. Jha, MD, MPH

        NOW, Dr. Jha is starting to "get it." Skeptics who've been combatting disinformation for decades could have prepared him. We can prepare other doctors, whom we welcome to the struggle.https://twitter.com/ashishkjha/status/1329646438641446912?s=20 …

        David Gorski, MD, PhD added,

        Ashish K. Jha, MD, MPHVerified account @ashishkjha
        Why talk Hydroxy when so many Americans are dying? Because it was meant to push a narrative That masks and distancing don’t matter If you get infected – no big deal – take some HCQ Its stunning
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        2 replies 3 retweets 25 likes
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      15. David Gorski, MD, PhD‏Verified account @gorskon 20 Nov 2020

        Sadly, though, as was the case with Carl Sagan three decades ago, scientists and physicians tend to view this sort of work as "beneath them," as too obvious and easy, as "dunking on a 7' hoop." It took a pandemic as devastating as #COVID19 to get them to start to see the light.

        1 reply 2 retweets 22 likes
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      16. David Gorski, MD, PhD‏Verified account @gorskon 20 Nov 2020

        Even #COVID19 hasn't brought all of them around, though. We still see the "science purists" pooh-poohing what we do.

        2 replies 2 retweets 24 likes
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      17. David Gorski, MD, PhD‏Verified account @gorskon 20 Nov 2020

        I predict that, when #COVID19 is finally under control and things are getting more or less back to normal, the pendulum will swing back and appreciation for what skeptics do will fade back to where it was before the pandemic. Memories are short. /end (for now)

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      18. David Gorski, MD, PhD‏Verified account @gorskon 20 Nov 2020

        David Gorski, MD, PhD Retweeted

        Again, as I said, all science denial is based in conspiracy theories. Thanks to David for showing up in my mentions and helping to inadvertently illustrate that. https://twitter.com/DRMartinLLC/status/1329781775938310150?s=20 …

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