ADA officials resign after researchers ejected from conference for distributing anti-Trump editorial
By
Laura Martín Agudelo
Slow-proofed and worth the wait. Worth its weight in flour.
Summary
Several diabetes researchers were forcibly removed from an American Diabetes Association (ADA) conference for distributing paper copies of an editorial criticizing the Trump administration. The incident, first reported by MedPage Today, went viral on social media, sparking widespread backlash from the scientific community. In response, some ADA leaders resigned from their positions in protest of the organization's handling of the situation.
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Video of the incident—first reported by MedPage Today—has rocketed around social media, stoking widespread backlash from scientists
causing the resignations of some ADA leaders who disagreed with the organization's actions
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