Where Are the Leaders? By Leonard Zwelling Have you seen or heard Bill Clinton recently? He is a shadow of his former self in every way. He is gaunt verging on anorectic and the formerly voluble Chief Executive struggles to make a whole lot of sense when he speaks in public. It has been […]
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This Is Not An MD Anderson Problem: The Child Pornography Case of a Member of the Pediatric Faculty By Leonard Zwelling It was just about as salacious as it could be. A prominent, well-funded, highly regarded and eminently likeable member of the Pediatric faculty at MD Anderson has been arrested for possession of
Superpower: America’s Role in the World At-Large, MD Anderson’s Role in Oncology By Leonard Zwelling Without hesitation, I bought the book. It is called Superpower: Three Choices for America’s Role in the World by Ian Bremmer. As is not atypical, I learned about it from one of my best and most frequent instructresses, Peggy
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Making Cancer History by James S. Olson: An Important Book By Leonard Zwelling This book is a revelation. I bought and read it for a number of reasons. First, I wanted to know about the early history of this great institution to which I hooked my personal star in 1984. I am
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Is Commercialization in the TMC Facing An Early Death? : We Can Hope, Can’t We? By Leonard Zwelling Under our noses there is battle raging for the heart and soul of the Texas Medical Center. For years the TMC has been the haven for academic excellence and its application to patient care. Whether at
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Will These Trials Make Cancer History? : I Doubt It, But They Could By Leonard Zwelling It is late May and early June so it must be time for the Indianapolis 500, the Belmont Stakes and the Oscars of Oncology, the media darlings of ASCO. My sources at ASCO have told me that
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Clinical Faculty: Why You Are SO Desperately Needed By Leonard Zwelling Yet again, it happens. A call comes on a weekend. A friend has a relative who is clearly ill. I am told a story. The mammogram was positive, but the doctors told her the shadow was benign and not to worry. That was
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Purpose and Small Plans: Service and a Sense of Urgency and What You Miss While You Are Busy Building New Lab Space By Leonard Zwelling In a moving op-ed piece on May 29 in the NY Times, David Brooks discussed the responses he received after asking readers to write him about the purpose of
