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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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    1. 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.

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

      Was writing about this IN APRIL.

      5:28 AM - 20 Nov 2020
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        1. True_Unbeliever‏ @DavidReilly007 20 Nov 2020
          Replying to @gorskon

          I think that had Steve Jobs gone for immediate conventional treatment he might well be alive today. The other one that is truly a sad case was Makayla Sault here in Canada.

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