Houston Hospital Suspends Doctor’s Hospital Privileges For Spreading COVID-19 ‘Misinformation’
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A hospital in Texas has suspended the privileges of an ear-nose-throat doctor, Dr. Mary Bowden, who spread ‘misinformation’ about treating COVID-19 patients with Ivermectin on social media. Katie Johnston reports, in the video published on Nov 16, 2021, “Texas Doctor Suspended From Hospital After Spreading COVID-19 Misinformation“, below:
Houston Methodist has suspended the privileges of a local doctor the hospital said was spreading dangerous misinformation about COVID-19 treatments, in the video published on Nov 14, 2021, “Houston Methodist suspends privileges of Houston doctor hospital following controversial tweets…“, below:
The hospital said it suspended Dr. Mary Bowden after claiming she was ‘spreading dangerous misinformation not based in science.’ in the video published on Nov 13, 2021, “Houston Methodist suspends doctor over alleged COVID misinformation” below:
Dr. Mary Bowden was a recent addition to Houston Methodist’s medical staff and used her social media to “express her personal and political opinions about the COVID-19 vaccine and treatments,” Houston Methodist said in a statement on Twitter.”Her privileges have been suspended,” a spokesperson for the hospital told CNN. Bowden’s attorney Steven Mitby said the doctor has treated “more than 2,000 patients with Covid-19″ at her private practice and that none of them have ended up in the hospital.”Her early treatment methods work and are saving lives,” he added.”Dr. Bowden has the utmost respect for Houston Methodist and is proud of the work she has done along with her colleagues at Houston Methodist.”Bowden’s Twitter account shows a series of tweets praising the anti-parasitic drug ivermectin. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the US Food and Drug Administration have cautioned people against using the drug to treat Covid-19, CNN has reported. Ivermectin is used to treat parasites such as worms and lice in humans and it is also used by veterinarians to de-worm large animals. The CDC warned about a sharp increase in reports of severe illness caused by the drug to poison centers. Along with advocating for the use of ivermectin, Bowden also frequently criticizes vaccine mandates on her social media accounts, with Mitby adding that “Dr. Bowden is not anti-vaccine,” but believes “people should have a choice.”The doctor herself is vaccinated, as mandated by the hospital for all physicians who work at Houston Methodist, the hospital said. In June, over 150 employees left the hospital after they put a vaccine mandate in place.”Dr. Bowden, who has never admitted a patient at Houston Methodist Hospital, is spreading dangerous misinformation which is not based in science,” Houston Methodist added.”These opinions, which are harmful to the community, do not reflect reliable medical evidence or the values of Houston Methodist.”As the Covid-19 pandemic continues, with deaths in the United States surpassing 762,692 and the casualties increasingly come from the ranks of the unvaccinated, there still remains a small group of doctors who have emerged as a huge source of misinformation, a CNN investigation found. These doctors share a miasma of conspiracy theories and misinformation about Covid-19 vaccines, which have thus far proven the most effective weapon against the deadliest pandemic in 100 years.”These doctors are taking advantage of the trust in them,” said David Lazer, a political science and computer sciences professor at Northeastern University. “They are using the prestige of that term ‘doctor’ to convey misinformation, in the video published on Nov 14, 2021, “A Texas hospital suspends a doctor’s privileges for spreading“, below:
Dr. Mary Bowden resigned from Houston Methodist after the hospital claimed she was spreading misinformation about COVID-19 on social media, in the video published on Nov 16, 2021, “‘I’m not doing anything dangerous’|Doctor resigns from Houston Methodist in wake of anti-vaccine m“, below:
In the video published on Nov 17, 2021, “Houston Methodist doctor resigned following suspension over controversial COVID-19 tweets sp…“
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