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No One Believes Dr. Vinay Prasad Grew Tired of His Family. To Restore Trust, We Need an Honest Explanation From Our Medical Establishment. That’s Not Asking Too Much.

The public deserves to the full story about Dr. Vinay Prasad's temporary resignation and how this might impact regulatory decisions moving forward.

/ August 10, 2025
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RFK Jr testifies before Senate HELP Committee May 14 2025

HHS To Cut Funding for Vaccine Research

I get it. I am as tired of writing about RFK Jr.’s dismantling of the evidence-based federal medical infrastructure as you are of reading about it. I have tried to focus on anything else, as you can see from my recent articles here. There is still a lot of bad medical science and misinformation out there that needs dealing with. But I...

/ August 6, 2025
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Dr. Vinay Prasad’s Legacy is Shattered Trust & 11 Other Thoughts on His Decision to Spend More Time with His Family

Anyone who defends Dr. Vinay Prasad today is admitting he failed to restore trust.

/ August 5, 2025
Robin toppled. (Vinay Prasad.)

EBM “Boy Wonder” Vinay Prasad is toppled

Evidence-based medicine "Boy Wonder" Dr. Vinay Prasad was fired as CBER Director after less than three months on the job. What can the kerfuffle surrounding his ouster tell us about the FDA and doctors who enabled Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.?

/ August 4, 2025
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The Book “The War on Science” Reveals How 39 Renowned Scientists and Scholars Enabled the War on Science

While many "progressives" tried to warn about Trump's threat to science, these renown scientists and scholars sat on the sidelines and undermined them.

/ August 1, 2025
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A close-up of a box labeled "Statin Tablets 40 mg" with a blister pack of round pink tablets, a stethoscope, and part of a prescription pad in the background.

Review Recommends High Dose Statins

The exact role of different types of dietary fat and the best approach to prevention in cardiovascular disease has been somewhat controversial. However, the level of controversy among experts is much less than that being generated in the public by outliers and contrarians. Since cardiovascular disease remains a major source of morbidity and mortality, it’s important for the public to be kept...

/ July 30, 2025
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A department adrift from its own “Gold” standards

Phantom citations, misinformation, and imbalance in HHS communications

/ July 29, 2025
Vinay Prasad, MD, MPH

COVID-19 contrarian Dr. Vinay Prasad meets real world responsibility

Dr. Vinay Prasad parlayed his COVID-19 contrarianism into a high-ranking position in the FDA. Now he's facing real world responsibility, and knives are out for him. Can he survive?

/ July 28, 2025