When Physicians Engage in Practices That Threaten the Nation’s Health https://ja.ma/39RfsJV  via @JAMA_current part of @JAMANetwork
When Physicians Engage in Practices That Threaten the Nation’s Health

This Viewpoint proposes response options for specialty societies, medical licensing boards, academic leadership, and faculty and colleagues when physician public health leaders spread misinformation...

https://ja.ma/39RfsJV
A less flattering story emerged about the inadequate US response to COVID-19.
A number of leaders in government, guided by political exigency and recommendations from a small number of physicians and scientists who ignored or dismissed science, refused to promote sensible, effective policies such as mask wearing and social distancing.
This contributed to the US having more infections and deaths than other developed nations in proportion to population size, with disproportionate effects of COVID-19 on already disadvantaged racial and socioeconomic groups.
As challenging as this situation has been, it does not stand alone in history. It affirms that physicians and scientists have a professional obligation to respond when science is being misrepresented.
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