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Posted on Tue, Aug 23rd, 2022 by Jason Easley
John Fetterman Releases Letter From 109 Doctors Accusing Oz Of Bad Medical Practices
After the Oz campaign criticized stroke victims, John Fetterman released a letter from 109 Pennsylvania doctors accusing him of bad medical practices.
The doctors wrote in a letter provided to PoliticusUSA:
As a former daytime TV host, Dr. Oz exploited the hopes and fears of his viewers by promoting unproven, ill-advised, and at times potentially dangerous treatments. He has made clear that he will put enriching himself above all else, even in instances where peoples health is endangered.
Dr. Ozs record of spreading misinformation and sharing factually incorrect medical advice on The Dr. Oz Show and otherwise is thoroughly researched and well documented.
One 2014 study by the British Medical Journal found that half of the claims made on The Dr. Oz Show were not based in fact and researchers at Georgetown University found that more than 75% of recommendations made on Dr. Ozs show did not align with evidence-based medical guidelines. When called before Congress to answer for this misinformation, even Dr. Oz himself had to admit that oftentimes [the products I promote] dont have the scientific muster to pass as fact.
Dr. Oz would also be another vote to criminalize abortion and he has refused to condemn efforts to ban abortion in Pennsylvania, endangering the lives of women and people who can become pregnant. He has even said that he opposes abortions in cases of rape or incest.
Dr. Oz also disseminated dangerous misinformation throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. He promoted and defended unproven and possibly dangerous COVID-19 treatments such as hydroxychloroquine and ivermectin when there wasnt clear scientific consensus. He also said that COVID-19 vaccines werent true vaccines like classic childhood vaccines. This is all deeply concerning.
In 2015, ten physicians, including surgeons and professors, penned a letter to Columbias Dean of Medicine saying they were surprised and dismayed that Dr. Oz was a faculty member at the university. The same year, eight Columbia faculty members published an op-ed in USA Today calling out Dr. Oz for misleading the public and forcing physicians like themselves to spend a significant amount of our clinical time debunking Ozisms. This year, Columbia University decided to cut ties with the former TV host.
As a TV celebrity doctor, Mehmet Oz has displayed a shameful disregard for medical science and the wellbeing of his audience while he enriched himself at the expense of our patients. As physicians we take seriously our responsibility for the health and wellbeing of our patients.
John Fetterman believes that healthcare is a fundamental human right, supports expanding access to affordable health care, protecting people with preexisting conditions, and would vote to codify Roe v. Wade into federal law. Protecting the health and wellbeing of our citizens requires that we elect John Fetterman to the US Senate this November.
Sincerely,
Physicians of Pennsylvania
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JohnSJ
(92,192 posts)with all the misinformation and outright dangerous information Oz has pushined through the years solely for enriching himself, at the expense of potentially hurting people with medical misinformation
nycbos
(6,034 posts)... about Columbia Presbyterian's heart surgery team. There was a time when Dr. Oz was is a respected cardiac surgeon. In his book he interviewed some of Dr. Oz's professors and they said he was one of the smartest students they have ever taught in their lives.
The fact that he decided to become a TV quack pushing these fake weight loss supplements for money is quite sad.
I was watching a documentary--can't remember where right now--maybe Hulu, but it told the story of Dr. Mercola and how he went from being a doctor to a peddler of questionable health products. Example: he sold a "safe" tanning bed. There is no such thing as a safe tanning bed.
Big money can turn these guys into quacks.
But truthfully, I think it all goes back to character. Dr. Oz didn't have it in the old days, and neither did Mercola. A doctor with character cares about his patients, not his various homes, his expensive cars, nor his fame.
on edit: for those of you who don't know, Mercola was in the top 12 (and I think was the #1) purveyor of disinformation on Covid.
ananda
(28,862 posts)I think being brain smart in a narrow field is meaningless
when it comes to being life smart and fully human.
gab13by13
(21,348 posts)He didn't wait to hit back at Oz. Being from Pa. I unfortunately get to see Oz campaign ads and they are all chock full of lies.
Maeve
(42,282 posts)She also believes she is a great judge of character
That's why she tried to hire a "nice" scammer as a home aide rather than go thru a proper agency...smh...I insisted on an interview and checked social media to find how many ways she was lying about herself (and that was the last we heard from that one!)
dalton99a
(81,512 posts)3Hotdogs
(12,382 posts)The Jungle 1
(4,552 posts)All they care about is their bag of gold!!!!
dclarston13
(412 posts)For the rest of us the would be written as "fired from Columbia University". Words are important. If your rich the media softens the wording.
appleannie1
(5,067 posts)from the stroke he had. Think on that. He had a stroke and instead of getting better and following a real doctor's advice, that POS thinks he should have been traveling all over PA giving speeches. Shows what kind of "Doctor" Oz really is.
multigraincracker
(32,684 posts)It's a duck.
BigmanPigman
(51,593 posts)Didn't she unleash him onto the world?
TNNurse
(6,926 posts)A big public apology with embarrassment and humility.
NoMoreRepugs
(9,427 posts)on the TeeVee which do you think carries more weight with them??
oswaldactedalone
(3,491 posts)would understand it so I vote for TeeVee.
RainCaster
(10,877 posts)Their lips can't move that fast.
littlemissmartypants
(22,658 posts)❤️
Demsrule86
(68,576 posts)Haggis 4 Breakfast
(1,454 posts)There are other folks who go by that moniker who possess more honor and integrity in their dandruff than this quack.
dlk
(11,566 posts)What kind of doctor would do such a thing? Oz has shown his true and twisted nature, as well as his complete disdain for those he deems inferior. He would do a poor job representing Pennsylvanians interests but would no doubt excel at lining his own pockets.
The Jungle 1
(4,552 posts)We already have enough lying repukes in Pa.
Upthevibe
(8,051 posts)Slammer
(714 posts)In particular, Dr. Oz has pushed colloidal silver as a cure-all, which is patently false.
According to a study in the New England Journal of Medicine Men, colloidal silver is actively dangerous when used on patients with lycanthropy.
Haggis 4 Breakfast
(1,454 posts)dchill
(38,497 posts)Volumes.
IrishEyes
(3,275 posts)I look forward to voting for Fetterman for senate as well as Josh Shapiro for governor
Martin68
(22,802 posts)Faux pas
(14,681 posts)mnmoderatedem
(3,728 posts)where all Fetterman has to do is post peer reviewed opinions on the fraud he's running against.
A sure sign we're winning this race.