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ABIM vs. medical disinformation: A day late and a dollar short or better late than never?

Post author By Orac
Post date June 1, 2022
26 Comments on ABIM vs. medical disinformation: A day late and a dollar short or better late than never?

Last month, the New England Journal of Medicine published an editorial by the President of ABIM discussing how the board certification can be taken away from diplomates who spread medical misinformation. Is this too little, too late?

Tags ABIM, American Board of Internal Medicine, antivaccine, antivaccine movement, board certification, conspiracy theories, COVID-19, COVID-19 denial, COVID-19 vaccine, disinformation, Federation of State Medical Boards, hydroxychloroquine, ivermectin, misinformation, No License for Disinformation, Rashid Buttar, Stanislaw Burzynski, vaccines

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