Five scientists were removed from the American Diabetes Association (ADA) annual meeting in New Orleans on June 5, 2026. They were distributing copies of an editorial published in the journal Diabetes Care on April 29, which criticized the Trump administration's approach to scientific research. The scientists included Steven Kahn, editor-in-chief of Diabetes Care; Desmond Schatz, former ADA president; Aaron Kelly, a pediatrics professor; Justin Ryder; and Irl Hirsch. They were removed while handing out the reprints outside a session where NIH director Jay Bhattacharya was scheduled to speak, but he canceled and was replaced by another official. Aaron Kelly stated, "They physically grabbed us, forced us out of the conference center, and now are telling us we can no longer attend this meeting."
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- loaded language: 'ousted'
- loaded language: 'crime'
- loaded language: 'sharply criticizing'
- loaded language: 'attacks on scientific research'
- loaded language: 'physically grabbed'
- loaded language: 'forced'
- framing: headline asserting a conclusion
- framing: selective emphasis on the scientists' perspective
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Scientists Removed from Diabetes Conference for Distributing Editorial Reprints
Five scientists were ejected from the ADA annual meeting for distributing an editorial critical of the Trump administration. The incident occurred as they were handing out reprints outside a session featuring NIH director Jay Bhattacharya, who canceled his appearance.
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Bias Indicators Removed
- ✕ loaded language: 'ousted'
- ✕ loaded language: 'crime'
- ✕ loaded language: 'sharply criticizing'
- ✕ loaded language: 'attacks on scientific research'
- ✕ loaded language: 'physically grabbed'
- ✕ loaded language: 'forced'
- ✕ framing: headline asserting a conclusion
- ✕ framing: selective emphasis on the scientists' perspective
- ✕ editorializing: Their crime: handing out copies of an editorial
- ✕ editorializing: It really has come to this in America. Censorship is real.
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Scientists ejected from diabetes conference for distributing journal reprints
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Scientists Removed from Diabetes Conference for Distributing Editorial Reprints