Science Facts & Fallacies

Johnson watched this devolution occur in real time and ultimately left her practice in 2023 to promote needed reform in the US health care system.  She outlined some of her concerns in a recent article titled A Call to Return to Core Medical Principles. Focusing on alarming changes to the Hippocratic Oath, Johnson warned that medical education is indoctrinating physicians to view patients as members of groups with predetermined needs, rather than individuals who require personalized care based on their unique circumstances.

The focus on demographic categories risks overshadowing the rigorous scientific education that is vital for effective medical practice. Rather than equipping future healthcare providers with the profound understanding of disease mechanisms, prevention, and treatment, we are diverting attention to a discourse that categorizes patients into overly simplistic boxes. This approach not only undermines the complexity of individual health needs, but also has the potential to dilute the mastery of clinical skills required for effective patient care.

The tragic irony? This activism-infused medicine actually harms the very people it’s ostensibly designed to help. On this episode of Facts and Fallacies, Dr. Nikki (as she was known to her patients) joins GLP contributor Cameron English to discuss where medicine went wrong, and why it should return to its bedrock principles—competence, compassion and a patient-first focus.

Nikki Johnson holds a medical degree from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and has earned certification in both General Pediatrics and Pediatric Critical Care Medicine. Visit her website and follow her on X @notaproviderMD

Cameron J. English is the director of bio-sciences at the American Council on Science and Health. Visit his website and follow him on X @camjenglish

This pitched battle over the soft-spoken academic turned bureaucrat raises some important questions. For one, how did a radical outsider like Bhattacharya get the Trump Administration’s attention? There were many high-profile scientists who challenged the government’s pandemic response, so why did Bhattacharya stand out among them? Perhaps more importantly, can he do the job he’s been tasked with?

Join Cameron English and Dr. Liza Dunn as they break down these issues on episode 306 of the GLP Facts and Fallacies podcast.

Dr. Liza Dunn is a medical toxicologist and the medical affairs lead at Bayer Crop Science. Follow her on X @DrLizaMD

Cameron J. English is the director of bio-sciences at the American Council on Science and Health. Visit his website and follow him on X @camjenglish

The risk posed by unleashed trial attorneys is greater than many Americans realize—including Kennedy’s supporters on the political left and right: higher food prices, restricted access to medicine and generally lower standards of living that amount to a cost of $443 billion in a single year, or more than or 2 percent of  US GDP.

The ultimate question is, will Kennedy have enough influence in the Trump Administration to further the extremist legal causes he’s best known for? On this episode of Facts and Fallacies, Jon Entine, founder and executive director of the Genetic Literacy Project, joins Cameron English to try to answer that question.

Jon Entine, founder and executive director of the Genetic Literacy Project, is an Emmy-winning investigative TV News producer and author of seven books, including three on genetics. Please follow him on X at @JonEntine

Cameron J. English is the director of bio-sciences at the American Council on Science and Health. Visit his website and follow him on X @camjenglish