How universities lost their way. As philosopher Arthur Lovejoy, a founder of the @AAUP, observed: "The distinctive social function of the scholar’s trade cannot be fulfilled, if those who pay the piper are permitted to call the tune." sapirjournal.org/university/2...

Heritage #Pharma ($10M) & #Apotex ($39.1M) settle allegations of "widespread, long-running conspiracies" to price-fix #generic drugs. www.wibw.com/2024/11/26/d... #fraud #greed #BarrySherman Maybe we should be more careful whom we celebrate as "a great leader in health care"? /1

Nothing is more true than this. "One day, when it’s safe, when there’s no personal downside to calling a thing what it is, when it’s too late to hold anyone accountable, everyone will have always been against this." breachmedia.ca/why-we-boyco... 🙏@TheBreachMedia @omarelakkad

Editing my book, cited this; realized it was 10 years old *yesterday*. The #Motherisk tragedy was just emerging. But Koren remains, sadly, a grand example of the people who thrive in academia: www.thestar.com/news/gta/ins... (despite the efforts of many…) 1/

Canada once again on the world stage for #euthanasia: "The law is too broad, or the professional guidance not precise enough. Or it is simply not seen as a priority to protect some of our most vulnerable citizens." 🙏@TrudoLemmens www.theguardian.com/world/2024/o...

ICYMI: classic #whistleblower story. Biologist fired after reporting #cancer link. "No other explanation [for his firing]" says colleague who was also fired. In 2015 New Brunswick’s CMO was fired. All in the protection of #glyphosate. gmwatch.org/en/106-news/... H/t @thackerpd

🔥 review of a 🔥 book @FearLoathingBTX & how he held his institution to account for #misconduct only to be "ostracized, denigrated & thoroughly disillusioned." "But it is better for one to shed tears than to never open one’s eyes at all" 🎯@The_Intima www.theintima.org/book-reviews...

🙏@munkeatlooi & @bmj_latest for this interview,summarizing hours of discussion of a never-ending conflict ☹️ With quotes 🙏: @Richard56, @CitizenHRG, @FearLoathingBTX @rachelmendleson  bmj.com/content/384/... 🙏@senseaboutsci #MaddoxPrize #research #misconduct #accountability #whistleblower