Scientists ejected from diabetes conference for distributing journal reprints
Scientists ejected from diabetes conference for distributing journal reprints
科学家因分发期刊重印本被逐出糖尿病会议
Five leading scientists were ousted from the annual meeting of the American Diabetes Association (ADA) in New Orleans on Friday. Their crime: handing out copies of an editorial, published in the journal Diabetes Care on April 29, sharply criticizing the Trump administration’s ongoing attacks on scientific research.
上周五，五位顶尖科学家被逐出了在纽奥良举行的美国糖尿病协会（ADA）年会。他们的“罪名”是：分发了一篇于4月29日发表在《糖尿病护理》（Diabetes Care）期刊上的社论副本，该社论严厉批评了特朗普政府对科学研究持续不断的攻击。
Those ousted were Steven Kahn, professor of medicine at the University of Washington and editor-in-chief of Diabetes Care, who co-authored the published editorial; former ADA president Desmond Schatz of the University of Florida, Gainesville; Aaron Kelly, pediatrics professor at the University of Minnesota; Justin Ryder of Northwestern University; and Irl Hirsch, also of the University of Washington.
被驱逐的人员包括：华盛顿大学医学教授兼《糖尿病护理》主编、该社论的合著者史蒂文·卡恩（Steven Kahn）；前ADA主席、佛罗里达大学盖恩斯维尔分校的德斯蒙德·沙茨（Desmond Schatz）；明尼苏达大学儿科教授亚伦·凯利（Aaron Kelly）；西北大学的贾斯汀·莱德（Justin Ryder）；以及同样来自华盛顿大学的厄尔·赫希（Irl Hirsch）。
The five were handing out reprints of the editorial outside a room where NIH director Jay Bhattacharya had been scheduled to speak. Bhattacharya cancelled and another NIH official spoke in his stead.
这五人在美国国立卫生研究院（NIH）院长杰伊·巴塔查里亚（Jay Bhattacharya）原定发表演讲的会场外分发该社论的重印本。巴塔查里亚随后取消了行程，由另一位NIH官员代为发言。
“They physically grabbed us, forced us out of the conference center, and now are telling us we can no longer attend this meeting,” Kelly told MedPage Today, which first reported the incident. “They’re taking our lanyards. It really has come to this in America. Censorship is real. America needs to stand up. Scientists, stand up. Physicians, stand up.”
“他们动手抓我们，强行把我们赶出会展中心，现在还告诉我们不能再参加这次会议了，”凯利告诉率先报道此事的《MedPage Today》，“他们收走了我们的胸牌。在美国，情况竟然到了这一步。审查制度是真实存在的。美国需要站起来。科学家们，站起来。医生们，站起来。”
The ADA confirmed to MedPage Today that five registered scientists had been removed from the meeting, claiming the scientists had violated the organization’s code of conduct for conferences. “These attendees were escorted out by our onsite event security because they demonstrated behavior not consistent with this code of conduct,” the ADA media team said in a statement. “They were respectfully given the opportunity to cease this behavior and chose not to which is why they were escorted out.”
ADA向《MedPage Today》证实，五名注册科学家已被逐出会场，并声称这些科学家违反了该组织的会议行为准则。ADA媒体团队在一份声明中表示：“这些参会者因表现出不符合行为准则的行为，被我们的现场活动安保人员护送离开。我们曾礼貌地给予他们停止此类行为的机会，但他们选择了拒绝，这就是他们被驱逐的原因。”
“All attendees will conduct themselves in a professional and respectful manner, free from any form of discrimination, harassment, or intimidation,” the code of conduct states. “Inappropriate conduct, including but not limited to harassment; threatening or unwelcome physical or verbal actions; or disorderly or disruptive conduct such as protesting, will not be tolerated.”
行为准则中写道：“所有参会者应以专业和尊重的态度行事，不得有任何形式的歧视、骚扰或恐吓。不当行为，包括但不限于骚扰；威胁性或不受欢迎的身体或言语行为；以及抗议等扰乱秩序的行为，均不被容忍。”
Online backlash to the ADA’s actions spread rapidly on both Twitter/X and BlueSky, and sharply increased the number of page views for Kahn et al.’s April editorial. According to Kahn, the editorial was published with a disclaimer, added by ADA leadership, insisting that the ADA had nothing to do with developing or writing the article. He has written to the ADA seeking re-admittance to the conference, since he is slated to speak and chair a session.
针对ADA行为的网络抵制在Twitter/X和BlueSky上迅速蔓延，并大幅增加了卡恩等人四月份那篇社论的浏览量。据卡恩称，该社论发表时附有一份由ADA领导层添加的免责声明，坚称ADA与该文章的开发或撰写无关。他已致信ADA寻求重新获准参加会议，因为他原定还要发表演讲并主持一场会议。
Some questioned how handing out reprints of an editorial published in the ADA’s own journal, at the ADA’s own annual conference, could be construed as a violation of that code. The scientists were not disruptive or disorderly in their conduct, based on the videos posted by MedPage Today, although the fact that they were handing out reprints just before an NIH representative was scheduled to speak might be construed as a form of protest. But it could just as easily be argued that such actions fall under valid scientific dissemination and discussion, the conference’s stated objective.
一些人质疑，在ADA自己的年度会议上，分发ADA自己期刊上发表的社论重印本，怎么会被解读为违反准则。根据《MedPage Today》发布的视频，这些科学家的行为并不具有破坏性或扰乱性，尽管他们在NIH代表演讲前分发重印本的事实可能被解读为一种抗议形式。但同样可以认为，此类行为属于有效的科学传播和讨论，而这正是会议所宣称的目标。
“It is no longer enough to stand idly by or work behind the scenes with lawmakers,” the authors wrote in their editorial. “Moreover, it is no longer appropriate to fret about political backlash. Now is the time to recognize and fight to reverse the spiraling fall of the United States of America’s status as the foremost nation in health care innovation. As a nation, we must continue to believe in ensuring better health for all. A few brushes of a pen, some clearly visible through budget requests, others less so through internal machinations, are rapidly destroying what generations have built. We can no longer afford complacency and fear. We must all act now!”
“仅仅袖手旁观或在幕后与立法者合作已远远不够，”作者在社论中写道。“此外，再为政治反弹而担忧已不再适宜。现在是时候认识到并努力扭转美国作为医疗创新首要国家地位不断下滑的趋势了。作为一个国家，我们必须继续致力于确保全民享有更好的健康。几笔勾勒——有些通过预算申请清晰可见，有些则通过内部运作隐晦进行——正在迅速摧毁几代人建立的成果。我们再也无法承受自满和恐惧。我们必须立即行动起来！”