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Why A Historically Nonpartisan Medical Journal Got Political
Throughout its 208-year history, The New England Journal of Medicine has remained nonpartisan. Until now. This month, the journal published an editorial slamming the Trump administration for its response to the Coronavirus epidemic, saying they turned a "crisis into a tragedy." Eric Rubin, Editor in Chief of N.E.J.M, talks about why he felt it was important for the journal to break with precedent and weigh in on politics.