Physician and Biotech Writer

David Shaywitz

1 article 2008

David Shaywitz is a physician, scientist, and writer who focuses on the intersection of medicine, biotechnology, and the pharmaceutical industry. He contributed to The Weekly Standard with commentary challenging critics of the pharmaceutical sector.

Attack of the Pharmascolds

May 12, 2008 · Magazine

Can bad companies fund good research? That's the question raised by recent reports of a promising new test for lung cancer, which turns out to have been developed with funding from a leading tobacco company.