Month: November 2021
Do You Need Daily Treatment to Repair Damaged Enamel?
Does a toothpaste provide "next level" fluoride technology that you need to use every day? You know the answer.
Science-Based Satire: Were the Dinosaurs Wiped Out by a Mass Subluxation Event?
Did the impact of a large asteroid wipe out the dinosaurs 66 million years ago by causing widespread spinal subluxations? Yes, according to chiropractic paleontology, a scientific discipline that clearly doesn't exist because this post is satire.
Nepotistic Journals
Research identifies another potential bias in scientific publishing - nepotistic journals.
Virtual Reality Therapy
Are virtual reality headsets a valid tool for treating back pain? Maybe.
COVID-19 vaccines versus “purity of essence,” revisited
Antivaxxers frequently make the false claim that mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccines "permanently alter your DNA". These claims are really a concern about "impurifying" their "purity of essence" and have now gone into some truly disturbing territory, such as antivaxxers calling themselves "purebloods".
Contrarian Doctors: The Pandemic is Over, Again
I can’t help but wonder if one of the reasons the pandemic isn’t over yet, is because contrarian doctors repeatedly said it was.
The “Natural Immunity is Real Act”: Real or an act?
Republican legislators have proposed a law requiring federal agencies to acknowledge, accept, truthfully present and incorporate "consideration of natural immunity" in their COVID regulations. It's just political theatrics based on a flawed understanding of infection-induced "natural" immunity.
DIY Diabetes Treatment
Can DIY medicine work?