American Diabetes Association Apologizes for Ejecting Scientists
The American Diabetes Association (ADA) has issued an apology after five leading diabetes scientists were forcefully removed from its annual meeting. The scientists were ejected for distributing an editorial that criticized the Trump administration's impact on biomedical research, an article previously published in the ADA's own journal, *Diabetes Care*. The incident drew significant backlash, prompting the organization's head to address the controversy.
The American Diabetes Association (ADA) has apologized for its decision to forcefully remove five prominent diabetes scientists from the organization's annual meeting. The apology, delivered in a video by the head of the ADA on Wednesday, came amid intense criticism following the incident that occurred on Friday.
The scientists were ejected for distributing copies of an editorial from April. This editorial, published in the ADA's own journal *Diabetes Care*, sharply criticized the Trump administration regarding its alleged negative impact on biomedical research.
Among the five scientists removed were Steven Kahn, a professor of medicine at the University of Washington and editor-in-chief of *Diabetes Care*, who was also a co-author of the editorial. Former ADA President Desmond Schatz of the University of Florida was also among those ejected.
The scientists had been distributing the editorial outside the conference's opening speech. The address was originally scheduled to be delivered by Jay Bhattacharya, who headed the National Institutes of Health under the Trump administration. Bhattacharya canceled at the last minute, and senior NIH official Rick Woychik spoke in his place.
(Source: Ars Technica)
