“Maybe
he’s
not
the
guy
to
go
to,
to
get
the
best
medical
information.”
—
Paul
Offit,
MD,
of
the
Vaccine
Education
Center
at
the
Children’s
Hospital
of
Philadelphia,
responding
to
childhood
immunization
claims
made
by
President
Trump
in
a
recent
executive
order
on
vaccines.
“I
just
don’t
know
if
it
was
ever
a
model
that
was
going
to
work.”
—
David
Fleischer,
MD,
of
the
University
of
Colorado
Anschutz,
on
the
discontinuation
of
the
only
FDA-approved
oral
immunotherapy
for
pediatric
peanut
allergies.
“These
data
…
indicate
that
actually
a
much
higher
percentage
of
people
that
get
exposed
to
cannabis
are
becoming
addicted
to
it.”
—
Nora
Volkow,
MD,
of
the
National
Institute
on
Drug
Abuse,
discussing
data
that
showed
a
rising
prevalence
of
cannabis
use
disorder.
“There’s
really
no
evidence
that
these
energy
drinks
improve
health
…
in
any
circumstance.”
—
Gregory
Marcus,
MD,
of
the
University
of
California
San
Francisco,
as
experts
urged
the
National
Collegiate
Athletic
Association
to
sever
its
marketing
ties
with
energy
drink
makers.
“Our
results
should
not
be
interpreted
as
recommending
weight
gain
or
suggesting
that
obesity
is
harmless
in
later
life.”
—
Bryan
Blissmer,
PhD,
of
the
University
of
Rhode
Island
in
Kingston,
regarding
findings
that
body
mass
index
alone
inadequately
stratified
mortality
risk
in
older
adults.
“I
think
it
can
help
enhance
strength
gains.”
—
Brian
DeVeaux,
DPT,
of
Northwell
STARS
Rehabilitation
and
Hofstra
University
in
Hempstead,
New
York,
discussing
potential
benefits
of
creatine
supplements.
“Standard
scientific
and
political
procedures
are
not
being
followed,
and
you
can’t
let
that
lie.”
—
Christopher
Gardner,
PhD,
of
Stanford
University
in
California,
talking
about
a
physician
group
that’s
suing
HHS
over
updated
dietary
guidelines.
“It’s
a
twin
responsibility
—
providing
it
and
making
sure
[it’s
done]
in
a
way
that
people
can
understand
it.”
—
José
Pagán,
PhD,
of
the
NYU
School
of
Global
Public
Health,
on
findings
that
while
patients
eagerly
check
their
medical
test
results
online,
many
struggle
to
comprehend
them.
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