May 2016

A Comma, Semi-colon, Or Hyphen: It’s Hillary’s Choice

A Comma, Semi-colon, Or Hyphen: It’s Hillary’s Choice By Leonard Zwelling          Both major American political parties are undergoing dramatic transitions right before our eyes. The difference is that the GOP has got it done and the Dems have not.          That Donald Trump has become the presumptive nominee of the Republican Party for President …

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“Aiming High”-A True Change In The Battle Against Cancer Or A Likely Description Of The Conditions of The Authors Of The New England Journal Of Medicine Editorial (374:1901-1904, 2016)? By Leonard Zwelling          The May 19 edition of the NEJM leads with a guest editorial by Douglas Lowy and Francis Collins, the current leaders of …

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What’s The Big Deal? He’s Just Another Fraud

What’s The Big Deal? He’s Just Another Fraud By Leonard Zwelling          In an age in which a rookie Senator can rise to the Presidency (and the Nobel Peace Prize) on the strength of his lofty rhetoric unmatched by any legislative or executive accomplishments, why should it seem strange that a billionaire reality star can …

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The Plea To Be Allowed To Make It Up As You Go Along: The Quandary of the N=1 Clinical Trial

The Plea To Be Allowed To Make It Up As You Go Along: The Quandary of the N=1 Clinical Trial By Leonard Zwelling http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/15/magazine/oncologist-improvisation.html?em_pos=large&emc=edit_ma_20160513&nl=magazine&nlid=11039602&ref=headline&te=1          This Sunday’s NY Times Magazine is devoted to Cancer—that’s with a capital C.          This article by Pulitzer Prize winning author and oncologist Sid Mukherjee outlines the vexing puzzle faced by …

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