The opposite of “transparency”: Sneaking Lysenkoism into NIH peer review
On Friday, the NIH released an RFI (request for Information) on a proposed new format for reporting the scores of grant applications determined by study sections. If implemented, this new system will make it easier to hide political manipulation of grant funding.
“I’m Not Talking About 2020. I’m Talking About 2026.”
2020 is more than just a security blanket for MAHA/MAGA disinformation superspreaders, it's an indispensable tool for them. It is a distraction and a reflexive excuse for their current failures.
New Cautions About Vitamin B6 and Peripheral Neuropathy
Two countries are putting warning and limits on Vitamin B6 supplements
Trump’s Frontal Assault on Vaccines
On Monday, Donald Trump signed an executive order full of antivax goals. It's a frontal assault on vaccines.
Cancer quackery: Under MAHA, everything old is new again
A viral Instagram post claims that cancer is not a disease, but rather a defense mechanism against "toxins." Everything old is new again under MAHA.
Stanford President Jonathan Levin: You Should Host a Conference on the Job Performance of MAHA/MAGA Doctors
In October 2024, you gave the introduction to a COVID Amnesia Project conference that featured disinformation superspreaders and advocates of herd immunity through mass infection. How do you feel these MAHA/MAGA doctors are doing today?
AI And Pseudoscience
We have to deal with artificial intelligence (AI). We cannot simply dismiss it or criticize it, and we certainly shouldn’t just embrace it without significant skepticism. But I feel it is necessary for any science communicator to do their best to become AI-literate – even if AI itself is not your field of communication. AI now touches everything. For example, increasingly people...
The Council on Chiropractic Education reaffirms the subluxation, backs off primary care (sort of)
The subluxation lives on in new chiropractic education standards.
Montana’s new “right to try”: Opening the door to profit from unproven drugs
Montana recently finalized rules to implement its expansion of "right-to-try." providing a chance for the unscrupulous to profit.
Guests on the “Why Should I Trust You?” Podcast Want to Hang Doctors. Why Should I Trust It?
"The actual harsh truth about MAHA is that it is an anti-vaxx, anti-science, pro-diarrhea conspiracy movement. It cloaks its arguments in abstractions about "big pharma" and "free speech" to generate the exact op-ed The Atlantic keeps publishing. Movements like this need to be fought, not placated."-- Michael Hobbes