tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post1663664577718020..comments2024-03-28T01:27:23.408-04:00Comments on Health Care Renewal: MISSING in ACTION on MEDSCAPERoy M. Poses MDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00497209843184497847noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-15405945196385509102008-11-06T11:18:00.000-05:002008-11-06T11:18:00.000-05:00Anonymous, at times it can be productive to give s...Anonymous, at times it can be productive to give someone the benefit of the doubt. After all, motives can be inscrutable and constant cynicism is not a healthy state of mind. Medscape's future behavior will be the key to resolving our difference of perception.<BR/><BR/>Bernard CarrollBernard Carrollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16203083806436919715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-4075699317853036342008-11-04T17:17:00.000-05:002008-11-04T17:17:00.000-05:00As accredited providers of continuing medical, nur...As accredited providers of continuing medical, nursing, and pharmacy education; Medscape has a duty to ensure that the CME/CE activities they provide are free of commercial bias. I commend the Medscape team for responding rapidly to an adverse event in a manner that is in the best interest of the public.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-5503164993386439432008-11-04T15:30:00.000-05:002008-11-04T15:30:00.000-05:00"...Now they deserve credit for displaying ethical..."...Now they deserve credit for displaying ethical standards..."<BR/><BR/>Do they?<BR/><BR/>I would argue they applied NO ethical standards in either case. They applied the "does the mascot bring 'em in" test. If the mascot is "popular" then use him. If the mascot is "unpopular" then don't use him. <BR/><BR/>Removal of Nemeroff's "articles" from a website simply means he is more toxic than good Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com