Carl Elliott
@FearLoathingBTX
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MD PhD @UMNphilosophy, author of The Occasional Human Sacrifice @wwnorton. Davidson '83 @carlelliott.bsky.social
Minnesota
Joined March 2011
My book on whistleblowers in medical research, The Occasional Human Sacrifice, will be published by @wwnorton on May 14, 2024.
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“A possible future is that we will no longer use the term ‘department,’ that we will call them areas or something like that." The end times are here.
It’s like Harvey Dent said: “You either die an English professor or you live long enough to see yourself teaching in the Human Narratives department.”
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A truly great purpose isn’t about the paycheck. When your work feels meaningful and lights up your soul, success lasts forever. Chase the mission, not just the money. The money will follow.
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Congrats to @cpiller who has written an important and engaging book more than worthy of this honor.
I'm excited to report that the Financial Times has named my book "Doctored: Fraud, Arrogance, and Tragedy in the Quest to to Cure Alzheimer's" as one of the best books of 2025.
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Man Trying To Enter Conversation Spends Few Minutes Smiling And Nodding At Edge Of Circle https://t.co/FromllPEsP
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On this day in 1973, Nixon said he was not a crook.
politico.com
He acknowledged, however, that he had “made a mistake” in not having more closely supervised his campaign’s activities.
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There was a meeting with Duke med school leadership and they allowed anonymous questions to be submitted by faculty. One question was, given all the budget cuts and layoffs why are there so many vice deans and what exactly do they do? Awkward. But apparently many faculty members
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Our @bmj_latest article #humanrights & high-priced medicines is out. We argue that using a human rights due diligence framework can promote equitable access to medicines for rare diseases. W @KankshaMG K. Perehudoff, J. Kohler, E. Low & Nav Persaud
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The obligations and responsibilities of governments and drug companies to increase access to costly new drugs should be grounded in international human rights, write Trudo Lemmens and colleagues...
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I'll be talking (online) about whistleblowing in medical research to a group associated with the Ontario Medical Association on Tuesday, Nov 11 at 7 pm EST. Details here: https://t.co/iqk5VioCtF
@UmnPhilosophy @garyschwitzer @ProfligateGrace @LeighGTurner @Pharmed_Out
oma.org
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Outstanding article
For this week’s @NewYorker (and in celebration of Halloween), I wrote about how fictional monsters have gone from mean and horrendous to humanized and misunderstood.
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"Assisted Dying in Canada: Ideology Masquerading as Medicine" by Scott Kim in the Canadian Journal of Bioethics. A critical analysis of Canada's #MAID #euthanasia regime. https://t.co/DPGExAchMg
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The pharmaceutical industry spent decades manipulating the country’s top drug regulator into rubber-stamping its products. The Trump administration is making matters worse. https://t.co/mOWfQF5Iez
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The pharmaceutical industry spent decades manipulating the country’s top drug regulator into rubber-stamping its products. The Trump administration is making matters worse.
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Illuminating analysis of Forced Ketamine Studies, Excited Delirium, and Police Violence by @FearLoathingBTX and Lauren Wilson
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
In the summer of 2018, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reported clinical trials at Hennepin County Medical Center in which emergency medical personnel were injecting agitated individuals with ketamine,...
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The ‘Worst Test in Medicine’ is Driving America’s High C-Section Rate
nytimes.com
Round-the-clock fetal monitoring leads to unnecessary C-sections. But it’s used in nearly every birth because of business and legal concerns, The Times found.
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🧠 NEW from the Hastings Bioethics Forum essay! @FearLoathingBTX shines a light on a striking truth: many notorious research scandals are almost entirely absent from bioethics literature. 🔗 Read the full piece: https://t.co/ZJCUmPW7gC
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What does Hegel’s “Weltgeist” 👻 do on #Halloween 🎃? #Germany #USA #Russia #Trump #China #NobelPeacePrize Find out here: https://t.co/qQRIJK6RgR
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The NBA integrated 75 years ago with the debuts of three Black players. https://t.co/be111MhQfI
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The stories and legacies of Earl Lloyd, Chuck Cooper and Nat "Sweetwater" Clifton have been woven into the fabric of the NBA.
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He bit the usherette's leg in the dark.
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The singer and songwriter was the focus of a tribute concert in Los Angeles on Friday. Next month, he’ll be honored by the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
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