I'm surprised it's taken this long. Anyone in a public position who is offering anything that may pose a threat to the medical establishment and/or big pharmaceuticals is going to be targeted.
I'm not going to debate whether all the things Oz has promoted on his show work or not. That isn't the point. The point is that there is a consistent and obvious push to belittle or demonize anything outside the mainstream
A current headline: "Real-world doctors fact-check Dr. Oz, and the results aren't pretty" Whoa! Let's look at what that really conveys. It implies that Dr Oz is not a "real-world" doctor. Yet even Wikipedia has the facts:
IOW Oz is more "real-world" doctor than many of those "fact checking" him. But that fact will not get in the way of the push.
We could also ask that since - by my calculations - Oz is likely featuring over 200 things a year ask how many of them did the goons "fact-check." I've never watched a Dr Oz show but this sort of attack is far from limited to him.
I'm not going to debate whether all the things Oz has promoted on his show work or not. That isn't the point. The point is that there is a consistent and obvious push to belittle or demonize anything outside the mainstream
A current headline: "Real-world doctors fact-check Dr. Oz, and the results aren't pretty" Whoa! Let's look at what that really conveys. It implies that Dr Oz is not a "real-world" doctor. Yet even Wikipedia has the facts:
Oz has been a professor at the Department of Surgery at Columbia University since 2001.[13] He directs the Cardiovascular Institute and Complementary Medicine Program at New York-Presbyterian Hospital.[14] His research interests include heart replacement surgery, minimally invasive cardiac surgery, and health care policy.
In 2009, Oz joined Jeffrey T. Arnold as co-founder of Sharecare, Inc.,[15] providing an interactive QA platform that allows industry experts to answer health-related questions.[16]
IOW Oz is more "real-world" doctor than many of those "fact checking" him. But that fact will not get in the way of the push.
We could also ask that since - by my calculations - Oz is likely featuring over 200 things a year ask how many of them did the goons "fact-check." I've never watched a Dr Oz show but this sort of attack is far from limited to him.