Vinay Prasad: Why Was My Talk at a Medical Conference Canceled?

As a hematologist-oncologist specializing in cancer drug development, I often quip that my job is to terrify cancer cells. But after my keynote speech at a prominent medical conference was axed for my opinions on the Covid-19 response, I realized that it’s not just malignant cells that get uneasy around me.

I was set to be the keynote speaker this Novemb…