Len Zwelling

Why Should We Care About Stormy Daniels? By Leonard Zwelling Please let me be the first to say, that the answer to this question escaped me for weeks. It is well known that the President of the United States was and probably is a womanizer. That was clear in the Hollywood Access tape that emerged […]

The Theranos Fraud By Leonard Zwelling https://www.wsj.com/articles/sec-charges-theranos-and-founder-elizabeth-holmes-with-fraud-1521045648 When I was a research cop, I was often accused of trusting no one. It was true. I didn’t, and with good reason. The conflicts of interest that I discovered upon taking office at Anderson were hair-raising and the violations of human subjects research protocols were common. I

What I Have Learned Talking To Lawyers By Leonard Zwelling First is that they don’t think like the rest of us. They were trained not to. They think like lawyers and that’s not what normal people think like. Of course, I think like a doctor, a scientist and an administrator, so who am I to

Disquiet And Quiet By Leonard Zwelling https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-screwball-tragedy-of-donald-trump-1520552914 Once again I turn to Peggy Noonan to dissect the mood of America. It is one of disquiet. As she points out, a first term list of accomplishment like a tax cut bill and a new member of the Supreme Court aligned with the sentiments of those who

The Price Of Drugs By Leonard Zwelling This article was published in the Science section of The New York Times on March 6. It describes several patients with serious, debilitating diseases requiring specialized drug treatments to survive and how those patients struggle to find the money to defray the costs of the drugs. This is

The Fifth Career: lenzwelling.com By Leonard Zwelling I’m on my fifth career. I was a real doctor once, a medical oncologist actually. Then I was a molecular pharmacologist doing basic research on the mechanism of action of antineoplastic drugs. Then I was research administrator. I got to be a vice president and had a big

When I was an intern the Durham VA Hospital, there was a sign taped to the ceiling of one of the workrooms. It said in big, bold letters: SUBDURAL HEMATOMA/PULMONARY EMBOLUS. This was to remind all house officers, at work in the middle of the night, about likely diagnoses for mysterious or confusing diagnostic puzzles.

Rodeo By Leonard Zwelling All you need to know about Texas can be learned from going to the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. Or, it least it seems that way. First, it’s big. I have been told that it is the biggest rodeo in the world and certainly the biggest in North America. Second, there’s

Chaos: The White House In Shambles By Leonard Zwelling The list is long and growing. It is the list of the people who have worked for Donald Trump and no longer do. That list is too numerous to enumerate any longer. Hope Hicks is just the latest. She will undoubtedly not be the last. Jeff

Who knew I went to medical school to save my own life?