They Say We Are #1; What Do We Say? By Leonard Zwelling The US News and World Report rankings are out. Once again MD Anderson is ranked number one in clinical cancer care. This is definitely a cause for celebration, especially for the people who are our patients. But what about for those of […]
The Criticality of Inflection Points and the Need for First Followers By Leonard Zwelling It is only in retrospect that great historical events can be appreciated. History is indeed one damned thing after another, but some of those things are more important than others. There have been three such critical points in my 29
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Pageviews at noon July 15 93160. Closing in on 100,000. Watch for the news. My Legacy, My Dream (and officially according to blogspot, the 100th post) By Leonard Zwelling This one is a little long as it is saying good-bye. Sort of. Don’t worry. I am not going to write about all of
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Running By Leonard Zwelling I’m a runner. No, I can’t run any longer. Back, hips, neck, the usual. But once not so long ago, I ran and once a runner, always a runner. It started in 1970 during my second year medical school surgical rotation at the Durham, NC VA Hospital. I hated
Oh My! As I have been predicting, the SEC has decided that the events surrounding the FDA’s rejection of the Aveo renal cancer drug may bear some additional scrutiny. Hmmm….I wonder what could be the problem? On July 3, 3013, AVEO Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”) received a subpoena from the United States Securities and Exchange Commission
Two Strategies: Is Either Any Good? By Leonard Zwelling The following appeared on the External Communications daily list of articles that mention MD Anderson. http://www.healio.com/hematology-oncology/practice-management/news/online/%7BDAB95034-47A6-441C-AC17-D5E9E565302D%7D/Collaboration-essential-to-rapid-transfer-of-knowledge-from-trial-to-clinical-practice If I understood the article, it described how our former President John Mendelsohn continues to lead the world in the exploration of ways to chop up tumors in
Top Ten (I have been saving this for the right moment. I think that we are there. It was written in late May) By Leonard Zwelling I love David Letterman. I believe him to be the ultimate incarnation of dumb as a fox. He’s goofy and right on target. Only Dave could
Needed: The Pros From Dover By Leonard Zwelling The Arab Spring, particularly in Egypt, was seen by many, as a hopeful sign for democracy in the Arab world. A year later, the demonstrators are back in Tahrir Square in Cairo clamoring for and getting the ouster of the duly elected President Morsi, who, because
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