STAT+: ADA review of members’ expulsion denies group censored opinions, called in police
A review of findings from a five-person committee is being sent to the ADA board for action, STAT has learned, but it appears unlikely to quiet the controversy.
Almost three months after five members of the American Diabetes Association were removed from the group's scientific sessions in New Orleans for distributing an editorial criticizing federal funding cuts, an internal review has dismissed allegations of censorship and police involvement. The findings, compiled by a five-member committee appointed by the ADA, were outlined in a press release issued on Tuesday evening.
The review, set to be forwarded to the ADA board for further action, is unlikely to quell the ongoing controversy that has persisted since June 5. It was determined that the organization's response was not in reaction to the content shared in the April 29 commentary published in its Diabetes Care journal, nor to its distribution outside the conference venue where the National Institutes of Health director was scheduled to speak.
Rather, the review concluded that the group's actions were due to the behavior of those disseminating the document, as they had violated the conference's code of conduct, which prohibits the distribution of printed materials in certain areas.
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