Posted on 05/05/2024 1:25:05 PM PDT by RummyChick
One of America's most prestigious cancer hospitals is embroiled in a bullying scandal that has culminated in staff members requiring emergency mental health treatment, DailyMail.com can reveal.
Insiders have described the culture at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Texas as 'toxic' and 'abusive', with senior doctors in charge likened to 'the Mafia' who 'tamper' with potentially life-saving research.
So severe is the situation, a top scientist at the center is currently battling a lawsuit over allegations that she plagiarized research conducted at the institution.
Daily Mail has learned of staggering incidences of staff maltreatment - including verbal abuse, including threatening statements that have landed people in hospital emergency rooms with panic attacks.
At the center of the scandal is the 'Queen Bee' of the institution, immuno-oncologist Dr Padmanee Sharma, who is a towering figure in the world of immunotherapy research. But behind the scenes she is said to enjoy a reign of terror.
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I have seen him on Masterchef. He was beaten by a contestant during a challenge and I think he then offered some lessons when she got to take time off for having beat him.
Of course, he also has his own scandal.
I gotta say that when the professionals who came in to be judged on a cook off contest would get a 7 or an 8 they did not seem to like getting that kind of review.
Oh noes. Sounds like every tech start up I ever worked for
This article prompts me to report that not all cancer treatment centers are the same. One in particular which I wish to highlight is the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. Today my wife and I visited briefly with our daughter, Lora, who was on her way with her husband back to their home to Norfolk, Virginia. Lora just completed some 30 plus colorectal cancer treatments at the Mayo Clinic. Please see https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/4224957/posts?page=26 for previous prayer requests for Lora. Again, a big thank you for all who offered their healing prayers. Lora was in surprisingly good spirits. She had lost a lot of weight, but she still had most her the hair on her head and was able to ride in a car on the journey from Rochester back to Norfolk. She had only great things to say about the care she received at Mayo and lauded the staff for their intensive professional attention to all her needs. While Minnesota and Minneapolis are certainly not immune from the scourge of wokeism, it appears not to have infected the Mayo Clinic. Lora said they had the latest state of the art equipment staffed with considerate professionals who knew on to use it. This is at least one instance of good news and hope today in the medical treatment field of oncology. There will be a wonderful homecoming celebration awaiting Lora when she and her husband, three kids, and two dogs welcome her back home again this evening,
I was facing ovarian cancer. Everyone thought I had it. There was one test that had me convinced (inhibin) but I still tried to get a differential diagnosis.
The first oncologist surgeon who my Doctor highly recommended refused me a referral to Endocrinology despite me having a CT scan that showed adrenal masses at the 1 cm mark. He said, “I am not worried about those”. I immediately fired him as soon as he said it. He totally disregarded something he should not have but also he totally disregarded the patient who was concerned about the adrenal masses.
In that office visit a bizarre thing happened. I suddenly knew I did not have ovarian cancer. It washed over me like a bright light. But I ran out of time to get the differential diagnosis in case I really did have ovarian cancer.
It turns out, the adrenal masses were causing all the weird labs (except inhibin).
I will never forget the way he totally dismissed me, my CT scans, my concerns, and he ended up being totally wrong.
I try to view the whole experience as a learning curve into the God Complex.
And perhaps the radical hysterectomy saved me from eventually getting cancer that another relative died from.
Yes, what you say is a true statement.
We are watching The Bear right now during dinner every night.
Season 2 episode 4 in about 20 minutes.
Pretty good show.
You are right though, my stress level rises while watching it.
Way to many dot heads are running OUR Healthcare institutions
two more episodes you will get Jaimie Lee Curtis in episode 6. I should have checked my blood pressure during that one just to see what happened during that episode.
It is a very talked about episode. Interesting trivia on how they shot it you might want to check out after you watch it.
After i watch a tv episode of whatever after dinner i go on IMDB and read the reviews and trivia of that episode.
A few reviews have mentioned ep 6.
Probably watch it tomorrow night.
Our last show was Boardwalk Empire.
that was a fun ride...
I have no idea what this is about but if you are so sensitive as to need a hospital emergency room because you had a panic attack when your boss gave you a tune up you are the problem.
You have no business being in the medical profession, perhaps you should seek employment in the fast food or house cleaning industry.
The term 'threatening statements' is meaningless and could mean anything from, "I'm going to kill you" to "your a dumb ass."
dont read anything before you watch 6. just experience. some people had to stop watching it due to anxiety. I think with all things to do with The Bear if it reminds you of your own traumatic experience you may have to pause. Many people who have been through bosses like the one shown on the show in flashbacks get uncomfortable when watching the show.
The episode after 6 is the one they did in one long shot.
After watching The Bear and some of the Masterchef shows where they have to go work in Australian kitchens I have a new respect for anyone working in a restaurant. I could never do it.
I was diagnosed with a rare blood cancer 10 years ago, and MD Anderson saved my life.
I very glad I went to MDA.
Medicine is not an exact science, because there is a ton of physiological/biological variability among human beings, and there is still a ton we just don't know. I want my patients to be actively involved in their care because their input is essential and I don't want to miss things. Humility is one of the most important human virtues, and if you don't have it you will be very susceptible to missing your own mistakes.
I have Eagle’s Syndrome. I don’t really fault all the Doctors who are telling me they have never heard of it.
But I still have to be treated for the problems it is causing me.
So when I say to one that I am worried about it causing a problem with my carotid artery or my jugular I expect them to pay attention. I had one ENT Dr. tell me Eagle Syndrome doesn’t do that.
I pulled out imaging obtained from case studies and said, “Yes, it can. Here are the visuals of it doing exactly that”
I expect ENT doctors to know about it and the ramifications because that is in their wheelhouse.
All the dentists who missed this on my panoramic Xrays should have also spotted it.
It was a dentist who told me what I had when I went in and said I may need my molar pulled because it felt like I had something crazy going on with it.
I encourage people who have undiagnosed weird jaw/ throat issues to have their pano looked at for Eagle Syndrome. I fully believe it is underdiagnosed.
A few things...
- in any field, there will always be a certain number of people in positions of power who are narcissistic abusive a-holes
- in every field today, there is an increasing number of spoiled unprepared selfish slackers and complainers
- the entitlement culture has made blaming others rather than accepting personal responsibility the norm
- social media has given the latter type an unprecedented number of ways to spread their negativity
- diversity (aka “our strength”) also has brought in an increasing number of doctors and other professionals who grew up in different cultures and have different expectations of those who work for them. (The Indian caste system, and Muslim attitudes toward women for example)
About the same percentage as politicians.
The thing that kind of blows me away is that this wasnt officially discovered until the 1930s but I have seen skulls dug up from ancient times that clearly show the issue.
I can look at my Xray with these nasty looking spikes and can easily see that they could create all kinds of problems depending on what they are hitting.
There is a website called Living with Eagles that patients use. It is horrifying to see how clueless Doctors are about this and what patients have been through. Luckily, I am not at the top of the the scale of side effects.
Anyone with long haul covid should definitely check their Pano. What they were able to tolerate prior to Covid may be intolerable now if Vagus nerve is damaged and those things are banging on it.
MD Anderson has a well marketed name and they were good before the third world invasion. You note the article doesn’t have a John smith ad far as the eye can see
Sloan-Kettering in NY is the best of the best for cancer in my opinion
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