Diabetes org apologizes for ejecting scientists over criticism of Trump
Amid intense backlash, the head of the American Diabetes Association posted a video Wednesday apologizing for the organization's decision on Friday to forcefully remove five leading diabetes scientists from the association's annual meeting. The scientists were ejected for handing out copies of an April editorial—published in the ADA's own journal Diabetes Care—that sharply criticizes the Trump administration for the damage and destruction it's wreaking on biomedical research.
The American Diabetes Association has issued an apology after security forcibly removed five prominent diabetes researchers from its annual meeting. The scientists were ejected for distributing an editorial published in the ADA's own journal, which criticized the Trump administration's impact on biomedical research. Among those removed were the editor-in-chief of the journal Diabetes Care and a former ADA president. The incident occurred as attendees were about to hear from a representative of the National Institutes of Health.
The incident highlights tensions between scientific criticism of government policy and the organizations that represent researchers.
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