ADA Ejects 5 Obesity Scientists for Handing Out Anti-Trump Editorial
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Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 6
ADA Ejects 5 Obesity Scientists for Handing Out Anti-Trump Editorial
3 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 6
Summary
Five obesity scientists, including Diabetes Care editor-in-chief Steven Kahn and Northwestern researcher Justin Ryder, were escorted out of the American Diabetes Association meeting in New Orleans while distributing an editorial criticizing Trump administration health policies.
At least three police officers removed the group from the convention center and confiscated copies of the editorial, according to the report.
The scientists included researchers who work with major pharmaceutical companies, underscoring that the protest involved prominent figures at the industry’s largest annual diabetes meeting.
Earlier reporting said Aaron Kelly and Ryder were threatened with trespassing arrest after re-entering the venue, and the editorial focused on National Institutes of Health cuts before NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya was due to speak.