Len Zwelling

Making Cancer History by James S. Olson: An Important Book By Leonard Zwelling          This book is a revelation.          I bought and read it for a number of reasons.          First, I wanted to know about the early history of this great institution to which I hooked my personal star in 1984. I am […]

Is Commercialization in the TMC Facing An Early Death? : We Can Hope, Can’t We? By Leonard Zwelling          Under our noses there is battle raging for the heart and soul of the Texas Medical Center. For years the TMC has been the haven for academic excellence and its application to patient care. Whether at

Will These Trials Make Cancer History? : I Doubt It, But They Could By Leonard Zwelling          It is late May and early June so it must be time for the Indianapolis 500, the Belmont Stakes and the Oscars of Oncology, the media darlings of ASCO.          My sources at ASCO have told me that

Clinical Faculty: Why You Are SO Desperately Needed By Leonard Zwelling          Yet again, it happens. A call comes on a weekend. A friend has a relative who is clearly ill. I am told a story. The mammogram was positive, but the doctors told her the shadow was benign and not to worry. That was

Purpose and Small Plans: Service and a Sense of Urgency and What You Miss While You Are Busy Building New Lab Space By Leonard Zwelling          In a moving op-ed piece on May 29 in the NY Times, David Brooks discussed the responses he received after asking readers to write him about the purpose of

Three Little Pigs: The Unlearned Lessons Of Enron By Leonard Zwelling          I am fascinated by evil.          I am not talking about the Hitler and Vlad the Impaler stuff. Those guys were nuts. I am talking about the every day evil to which all of us are prone. We speak too harshly and hurt

Who Goes To Jail When “The Crooks Are Higher Up”? By Leonard Zwelling          Today (May 27) I got an early cell phone call from a close friend. This friend wanted me to read three separate articles from three different newspapers that had gotten under his skin. So I did and they all got under

Money Changes Everything By Leonard Zwelling          There’s a new book in town. I have not read it yet, but its author is everywhere on media outlets. No, it’s not my book. I have a new book but all I have is a limited number of radio interviews so far.  Hoping for more.  Happy to

Red Flags: When Adults Act Like Colorblind, Anosmic Children By Leonard Zwelling          Wouldn’t it be great if you could spend 20 minutes with a bigot and change his or her mind about the prejudice clouding his or her view of the world?          Surprisingly enough, it’s been done.          In Science Magazine on December

If Only Hillary Could Do For the Country What She Did For Herself and Ron Could Do For MD Anderson… By Leonard Zwelling          Now we know that in the past 16 months, the Clintons have managed to extract $25-30 million from various check-writing sources to “pay the bills.” The last time speech was that