The CDC Has Been Hollowed Out
A new report from the NYT tells a chilling story of how the Centers for Disease Control has been hollowed out over the last 18 months under Trump and RFK Jr. We have been covering this story as it has been developing, but it is useful to take a look at where we are and the totality of the destruction that has...
Jay Bhattacharya, October 2020: “Let People Face the Risk of the Disease.”
Dr. Jay Bhattacharya sought to spread a deadly pathogen. Does he belong in the HHS Hall of Heroes with legends who tried to contain them?
The metastasis hoax?
An anonymous blogger cites a virus denier who claims that our understanding of the mechanisms of cancer metastasis is a "hoax." I cringe but cannot resist. Damn.
Dr. Vinay Prasad Created Long Lists of Randomized Trials for Other People to Do. Does That Make Him an EBM Guru?
"Just saying the same thing over and over again, whether in social media or in medical literature, ain’t gonna get it done."- Dr. Eliezer Van Allen
Transdermal Vitamin and Wellness Patches: Hype versus Evidence
Wellness patches lack plausibility and evidence to demonstrate effectiveness
The Brain is a Composite Organ
A new study published in Nature Neuroscience shows evidence that our brains are actually two organs combined into one composite organ.
Hidden in Plain Cite: HHS backs Teen Pregnancy Program priorities with phantom references
Under antivax crank Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., HHS has been using AI and hallucinated references to justify its priorities. Use slop, get slop out.
Vaccine Advocates Didn’t Advocate for Moderna’s Failed CMV Vaccine. What Does That Reveal About the Vaccines We Do Advocate For?
Are vaccine advocates in a cult?
Once again, The BMJ, wittingly or unwittingly, reinforces an antivax narrative
Last week The BMJ published an investigation alleging that the algorithm for spotting safety signals after COVID vaccination was flawed and that the FDA ignored it, amplifying an old antivax narrative. Again. WTF, BMJ?
Dear John Horgan, Fluff MAHA/MAGA Doctors Less, Bash War More
"A cancer expert I admire becomes a Trump collaborator. Should he be dead to me?" That's an easy question to answer.
The CDC Has Been Hollowed Out