The politics around scientific dissent get nastier as Dr. Peter McCullough, a top cardiologist with over 1000 publications and over 500 citations in the National Library of Medicine and an accomplished researcher frequently interviewed for his concerns about the COVID-19 vaccines, was sued by Baylor Scott & White Health to stop declaring any affiliation with the Dallas-based health system. Dr. McCullough, featured by TrialSite numerous times, has been a big advocate of early-onset treatment for COVID-19 patients with a variety of existing approved treatments, used off label. In February, Dr. McCullough and both BSWH and HealthTexas Provider Network entered into a confidential separation agreement, one in which he was not to mention his affiliation with the health system. BSWH is playing hardball, seeking $1 million in monetary relief, along with non-monetary relief. Is there more to this story? Why would this large health system come after a well-known, prominent doctor so intensely?
Dr. McCullough is one of America’s leading physicians and has taken an active role in leading the effort to develop approaches for the early treatment of COVID-19. His protocols and scientific …
