Nigel Cameron
@nigelcameron.bsky.social
Writer and retired academic. Dr. Koop: The Many Lives of the Surgeon General due out from UMass Press April 2025. Current project: The first biography of Ruth Barnhouse, Sylvia Plath's psychiatrist and close friend.
Home: Brussels and Boulogne-sur-Mer
Home: Brussels and Boulogne-sur-Mer
My latest podcast with KevinMD on Dr. Koop: The Many Lives of the Surgeon General
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kevinmd.com/2025/06/when...
When credibility is your only asset: the cautionary tale of DrKoop.com [PODCAST]
Historian and ethicist Nigel Cameron discusses his article, "How DrKoop.com rose and fell: the untold story behind the Surgeon General's startup." The conversation chronicles the dramatic history of t...
kevinmd.com
June 26, 2025 at 4:39 PM
My latest podcast with KevinMD on Dr. Koop: The Many Lives of the Surgeon General
kevinmd.com/2025/06/when...
kevinmd.com/2025/06/when...
How DrKoop dot com, briefly the world's top health site, helmed by Koop in his 80s - how it rose and how it fell; from my new Koop biography. "The definitive biography for decades to come," per Randy Balmer. Per top online medic KevinMD. kevinmd.com/2025/04/how-...
How DrKoop.com rose and fell: the untold story behind the Surgeon General’s startup
C. Everett Koop’s ambitious venture into online health care through DrKoop.com soared briefly before collapsing under the weight of blurred ethics, failed business strategies, and lost public trust.
kevinmd.com
May 2, 2025 at 11:17 AM
How DrKoop dot com, briefly the world's top health site, helmed by Koop in his 80s - how it rose and how it fell; from my new Koop biography. "The definitive biography for decades to come," per Randy Balmer. Per top online medic KevinMD. kevinmd.com/2025/04/how-...
Who has $3K cash?
April 21, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Who has $3K cash?
Here's an extract from my biography of former Surgeon General C. Everett Koop, published later this month by U Mass Press. Enjoy - and buy one! This from the top physician site, KevinMD: kevinmd.com/2025/03/c-ev...
C. Everett Koop’s fearless fight against the tobacco industry
In his first major press conference as U.S. surgeon general, C. Everett Koop boldly confronted Big Tobacco, reshaping the government’s stance on smoking, challenging industry narratives, and cementing...
kevinmd.com
March 31, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Here's an extract from my biography of former Surgeon General C. Everett Koop, published later this month by U Mass Press. Enjoy - and buy one! This from the top physician site, KevinMD: kevinmd.com/2025/03/c-ev...
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Everything is terrible, so why not learn about the first woman to run for US president in 1872. It is a story of defiance and success against incredible odds, so maybe it can cheer us all up a little…
We have a new episode! 🥳This week @davidolusoga and I tell the absolutely incredible story of the first woman to run for US president, who you’ve probably never heard of … I love this story and hope you do, too podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/j...
The First Woman to Run for President: Rags to Riches (Ep 1)
Podcast Episode · Journey Through Time · 27/03/2025 · 1h 3m
podcasts.apple.com
March 29, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Everything is terrible, so why not learn about the first woman to run for US president in 1872. It is a story of defiance and success against incredible odds, so maybe it can cheer us all up a little…
Looking forward to the publication of my biography of Dr. Koop! Next month from U Mass Press.
March 17, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Looking forward to the publication of my biography of Dr. Koop! Next month from U Mass Press.
So MS is raising its price for our account by just less than one-third. I'm relieved that this will help fund "new innovations." Seriously....
January 27, 2025 at 10:41 PM
So MS is raising its price for our account by just less than one-third. I'm relieved that this will help fund "new innovations." Seriously....
Sigh
Why Mike Johnson's fake "Jefferson prayer" matters
Replacing facts with phony history is a linchpin of the Christian nationalist movement
www.salon.com/2025/01/07/w...
Replacing facts with phony history is a linchpin of the Christian nationalist movement
www.salon.com/2025/01/07/w...
Why Mike Johnson's fake "Jefferson prayer" matters
Replacing facts with phony history is a linchpin of the Christian nationalist movement
www.salon.com
January 7, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Sigh
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⚡️ Macron, Tusk to discuss deploying peacekeepers to Ukraine after ceasefire, Bloomberg reports.
President Macron is visiting Warsaw on Dec. 12 to brief the Polish prime minister on his meeting with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump last week.
President Macron is visiting Warsaw on Dec. 12 to brief the Polish prime minister on his meeting with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump last week.
Macron, Tusk to discuss deploying peacekeepers to Ukraine after ceasefire, Bloomberg reports
French President Emmanuel Macron is visiting Warsaw on Dec. 12 to brief the Polish prime minister on his meeting with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump last week and to discuss Europe's support for Uk...
kyivindependent.com
December 12, 2024 at 9:21 AM
⚡️ Macron, Tusk to discuss deploying peacekeepers to Ukraine after ceasefire, Bloomberg reports.
President Macron is visiting Warsaw on Dec. 12 to brief the Polish prime minister on his meeting with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump last week.
President Macron is visiting Warsaw on Dec. 12 to brief the Polish prime minister on his meeting with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump last week.
I hope this lady, who is plainly a bit of a nut, gets a reward for showing how ridiculous is airport "security."
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/05/n...
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/05/n...
How a Stowaway at J.F.K. Airport Made It All the Way to Paris (Gift Article)
Prosecutors accused Svetlana Dali, 57, of hiding among other travelers during a busy travel day before Thanksgiving.
www.nytimes.com
December 11, 2024 at 12:57 PM
I hope this lady, who is plainly a bit of a nut, gets a reward for showing how ridiculous is airport "security."
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/05/n...
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/05/n...
A (depressing) American tale. wapo.st/3ZMBnvQ
They gave envelopes of cash. A sheriff made them ‘auxiliary’ deputies, feds say.
Ex-Culpeper Sheriff Scott Jenkins goes on trial Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Charlottesville, charged with multiple counts of bribery and fraud.
wapo.st
December 11, 2024 at 6:04 AM
A (depressing) American tale. wapo.st/3ZMBnvQ
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German opposition leader Friedrich Merz, during a visit to Kyiv, confirmed his readiness to provide Ukraine with long-range Taurus missiles if he heads the German government after the elections in February 2025.
www.holosameryky.com/a/merz-pidtv...
www.holosameryky.com/a/merz-pidtv...
December 9, 2024 at 6:02 PM
German opposition leader Friedrich Merz, during a visit to Kyiv, confirmed his readiness to provide Ukraine with long-range Taurus missiles if he heads the German government after the elections in February 2025.
www.holosameryky.com/a/merz-pidtv...
www.holosameryky.com/a/merz-pidtv...
Ah, Eurostar! As in the sub-channel original. Crummy wifi and filthy windows. Always. Plus decaying seat-backs and no holders for drinks. And inane nagging messages on the TV screens. #monopoly
December 9, 2024 at 9:54 AM
Ah, Eurostar! As in the sub-channel original. Crummy wifi and filthy windows. Always. Plus decaying seat-backs and no holders for drinks. And inane nagging messages on the TV screens. #monopoly
Ahem.... Of course this raises rather starkly two very different issues, one of which is that a gazillion smart folk (including a bunch of my friends) decided to go MAGA; the other is that the MAGA analysis assumes that America ain't great, which is pretty unobservant and, well, unpatriotic.
December 7, 2024 at 2:45 PM
Ahem.... Of course this raises rather starkly two very different issues, one of which is that a gazillion smart folk (including a bunch of my friends) decided to go MAGA; the other is that the MAGA analysis assumes that America ain't great, which is pretty unobservant and, well, unpatriotic.
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Well, there’s a story.
December 5, 2024 at 9:05 AM
Well, there’s a story.
One of the fun things about living in Belgium is that many of the locals don't know or care who is "in power," bolstered by the fact that there have been long periods with no-one at all at the helm.
Most admired President or Prime Minster currently in power. Any candidates right now or are we calling the whole thing off?
December 7, 2024 at 10:03 AM
One of the fun things about living in Belgium is that many of the locals don't know or care who is "in power," bolstered by the fact that there have been long periods with no-one at all at the helm.
Reposted by Nigel Cameron
Most admired President or Prime Minster currently in power. Any candidates right now or are we calling the whole thing off?
December 7, 2024 at 7:13 AM
Most admired President or Prime Minster currently in power. Any candidates right now or are we calling the whole thing off?
Haha. Distinctly weird to be revisiting one's Twitter youth.
How long did I spend on Twitter trying to compose the Tweet that would save the world? Great to have a second chance on Blue Sky.
December 7, 2024 at 10:00 AM
Haha. Distinctly weird to be revisiting one's Twitter youth.
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December 7, 2024 at 5:34 AM
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"We've spent the last 2 or 3 days talking about what the police are doing, and I wanted to address the question, what did the killer do to make it possible that we're still talking about a massive manhunt?" @cnn.com about my @theatlantic.com essay.
December 7, 2024 at 12:43 AM
"We've spent the last 2 or 3 days talking about what the police are doing, and I wanted to address the question, what did the killer do to make it possible that we're still talking about a massive manhunt?" @cnn.com about my @theatlantic.com essay.
I'm reminded of a flight I took many years back seated beside an increasingly drunk executive of a health insurance company, who spent a couple of hours telling me how they made their money out of denying care, and how bad he felt about it. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/06/o...
Opinion | The Rage and Glee That Followed a C.E.O.’s Killing Should Ring All Alarms (Gift Article)
It echoes another era of extreme inequality and extreme violence.
www.nytimes.com
December 7, 2024 at 4:31 AM
I'm reminded of a flight I took many years back seated beside an increasingly drunk executive of a health insurance company, who spent a couple of hours telling me how they made their money out of denying care, and how bad he felt about it. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/06/o...
Extraordinary report from the NYT on Iranian evacuation from Syria. This looks like much more than a routine dependents' safety move. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/06/w...
Iran Begins to Evacuate Military Officials and Personnel From Syria (Gift Article)
The withdrawals by one of President Bashar al-Assad’s key backers come amid a resurgent rebel offensive.
www.nytimes.com
December 7, 2024 at 4:25 AM
Extraordinary report from the NYT on Iranian evacuation from Syria. This looks like much more than a routine dependents' safety move. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/06/w...
Today's Brussels delight!
December 4, 2024 at 7:31 PM
Today's Brussels delight!