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  • 2021-08-12 (xsd:date)
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  • No, the AMA Didn't Revoke Sen. Rand Paul’s Ophthalmology License (en)
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  • On Aug. 10, 2021, Patheos published an article positing that the American Medical Association (AMA) revoked Kentucky U.S. Sen. Rand Paul's medical license for ophthalmology due to ethical concerns and his blatant disregard for the Hippocratic Oath. Although it's true that questions have been raised in the past about the status of Paul's ophthalmology license, his item was not a factual recounting of real-life events. We note, for example, that the AMA cannot issue or revoke medical licenses; that power resides with state medical boards. Moreover, this article originated with Patheos' satirical blog, Laughing in Disbelief, which is authored by Andrew Hall and describes its output as the following: For background, here is why we sometimes write about satire/humor. (en)
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