U.S. · Donald Trump · Ars Technica
Troubling new details emerge on diabetes ouster controversy
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On June 5, five leading scientists were ousted for handing out copies of an editorial, published in the journal Diabetes Care (an ADA journal) in April, sharply criticizing the Trump administration’s ongoing attacks on scientific research.
Key facts
- On June 5, five leading scientists were ousted for handing out copies of an editorial, published in the journal Diabetes Care (an ADA journal) in April, sharply criticizing the Trump administration’s
- Last month, they reported on a troubling incident at the annual meeting of the American Diabetes Association (ADA) in New Orleans
- John Buse of the University of North Carolina School of Medicine in Chapel Hill took his place, explaining the situation to attendees in remarks critical of the ADA’s actions
- Selvin and Anderson also said that, in the wake of the June 5 ousters, ADA leadership canceled the scheduled annual in-person meetings with the Diabetes Care editorial board and associate
Summary
Last month, they reported on a troubling incident at the annual meeting of the American Diabetes Association (ADA) in New Orleans. The deputy editors of Diabetes Care have posted an editorial and seven accompanying opinion articles to a preprint server—handily contained in a single PDF file—that they say the ADA has refused to publish. ADA leadership was provided with the articles in advance of publication with an invitation to simultaneously publish their response. “The ADA’s response was to refuse to publish these articles,” the deputy editors wrote. The ADA has already tried to restrict editorial freedom once before related to their raising awareness of what is happening in Washington, DC, and, in particular, with the dismantling of the National Institutes of Health. … A wrong occurred in New Orleans that the ADA has not addressed. It’s a complicated story, so it’s worth recapping what’s occurred so far, followed by the most relevant details from the newly published articles.