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Escalator Guy.
I am extremely concerned that the information we receive through most sources of media, whether it be health issues or otherwise, is compromised by outside interests. A good example is the relationship between pharmaceutical companies and the FDA, which, in my opinion, has become dysfunctional to the point of being dangerous.
This illustration was influenced by the statement "journalists become unwitting mouthpieces for incomplete, biased, and imbalanced news and information" (see Schwitzer commentary in this issue's PLoS Medicine Debate). What immediately came to mind was the image of a mechanical-looking journalist with an open door to his head, easily accessed by an escalator. I rendered this with graphite on paper, scanned it, and then began to flesh out and color the concept in Photoshop. I used jumbled scraps of medical information to create additional texture and add another layer of storytelling.
Before returning to school to get my B.F.A. with a major in Illustration, I was a songwriter, recording artist, and record producer. It was a natural transition to the visual arts, and my Fine Art painting is still connected to my music in tone and character. There is a darker nature in both, which also comes through nicely when developing editorial illustrations.
Image Credit: Scott Mickelson (www.toymonkeydesign.com)
Editorial
Why PLoS Sponsored a Roundtable of Medical Whistleblowers
PLOS Medicine: published May 27, 2005 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.0020208
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The PLoS Medicine Debate
What Are the Roles and Responsibilities of the Media in Disseminating Health Information?
PLOS Medicine: published July 26, 2005 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.0020215
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What Can We Learn from Medical Whistleblowers?
PLOS Medicine: published May 27, 2005 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.0020209
Global Health Challenges: The Need for an Expanded Discourse on Bioethics
PLOS Medicine: published July 26, 2005 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.0020143
Neglected Diseases
Visceral Leishmaniasis: New Health Tools Are Needed
PLOS Medicine: published July 26, 2005 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.0020211
Perspective
CD4 Measurements in Patients with HIV: Are They Feasible for Poor Settings?
PLOS Medicine: published July 19, 2005 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.0020214
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The Global Fight against the Stigma of Schizophrenia
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Policy Forums
Pathways to “Evidence-Informed” Policy and Practice: A Framework for Action
PLOS Medicine: published May 31, 2005 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.0020166
Five Futures for Academic Medicine
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Research in Translation
The Genetics of Schizophrenia
PLOS Medicine: published July 26, 2005 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.0020212
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Case Report
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PLOS Medicine: published July 26, 2005 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.0020197
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Appropriate Models for the Management of Infectious Diseases
PLOS Medicine: published July 26, 2005 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.0020174
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Editors' Reply
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Author's Reply
PLOS Medicine: published July 26, 2005 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.0020224