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Houston doctor suspended for vaccine misinformation files $25 million defamation lawsuit against Methodist Hospital

The lawsuit accuses Methodist Hospital and Methodist CEO Marc Boom of making “false and defamatory” statements about Dr. Mary Bowden, an ear, nose, and throat doctor in River Oaks.

Lucio Vasquez | Posted on July 25, 2022, 4:45 PM (Last Updated: July 25, 2022, 5:19 PM)

A Houston doctor who previously sued Methodist Hospital after she was suspended for spreading COVID-19 misinformation has filed a second lawsuit against the hospital.

The newly filed lawsuit accuses Methodist and Methodist CEO Marc Boom of severely damaging the reputation of Dr. Mary Bowden — an ear, nose, and throat doctor in River Oaks who had her provisional privileges taken away last year after making claims online related to vaccine efficacy.

"Methodist and Boom retaliated against Dr. Bowden in an unprecedented manner. Without notice, they published false and defamatory statements to the press and on social media, affording no due process, acting contrary to and with reckless disregard for both the letter and spirit of Methodist's bylaws," the lawsuit reads.

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“I want to clear my name and hold them accountable. Every person has a right to an unimpaired reputation,” Bowden said. “Thanks to Methodist, half the world thinks that I’m crazy and dangerous.”

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https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/health-science/2022/07/25/429010/houston-doctor-suspended-for-vaccine-misinformation-files-25-million-defamation-lawsuit-against-methodist-hospital/

This current lawsuit is linked here in PDF form:

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/app/plugins/pdfjs-viewer-shortcode/pdfjs/web/viewer.php?file=https://cdn.hpm.io/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/25132826/Original-Petition-7.25.22.pdf&attachment_id=429011&dButton=true&pButton=true&oButton=false&sButton=true#zoom=auto&pagemode=none&_wpnonce=71c94d5cdc

The story regarding her first lawsuit (from January 2022) was noted by TexasTowelie here:

https://upload.democraticunderground.com/107859457

Her Twitter account links (in the excerpt below) to a Rumble video which is of her being interviewed by The New American magazine, which is affiliated with the John Birch Society. The direct link to The New American interview is here.

Link to tweet

According to her own words at 10:32 in the video, her method of "early treatment" is as follows:

"With this latest variant, I do ivermectin; I do hydroxychloroquine; and I do a Z-Pak the first week."

This study indicates that ivermectin does not work:

February 18, 2022
Efficacy of Ivermectin Treatment on Disease Progression Among Adults With Mild to Moderate COVID-19 and ComorbiditiesThe I-TECH Randomized Clinical Trial
Steven Chee Loon Lim, MRCP; Chee Peng Hor, MSc; Kim Heng Tay, MRCP; et al

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullarticle/2789362

This study indicates that hydroxychloroquine does not work:

November 9, 2020
Effect of Hydroxychloroquine on Clinical Status at 14 Days in Hospitalized Patients With COVID-19A Randomized Clinical Trial
Wesley H. Self, MD, MPH; Matthew W. Semler, MD; Lindsay M. Leither, DO; et al

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2772922

This study indicates that Z-Pak does not work:

July 16, 2021
Effect of Oral Azithromycin vs Placebo on COVID-19 Symptoms in Outpatients With SARS-CoV-2 Infection A Randomized Clinical Trial
Catherine E. Oldenburg, ScD, MPH; Benjamin A. Pinsky, MD, PhD; Jessica Brogdon, MPH, TM; et al

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2782166

So, three strikes and one's out in baseball. How many strikes does one get in medicine?