Month: February 2026

A close-up of the back of a person wearing a vest labeled "POLICE ICE," indicating they are part of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency. The background is blurred.
CommentaryPolitics and RegulationPublic Health

The ICEmen Cometh

The potential effects of the current ICE actions on public health

/ February 10, 2026
Chemical structure diagram of cyclosporine, showing a complex cyclic peptide with multiple amino acid residues, double bonds, and distinct functional groups including amides, methyl groups, and hydroxyl groups.
PharmaceuticalsPolitics and RegulationScience and Medicine

The peptide craze sweeping America has a fan in RFK Jr

This could lead to less FDA oversight just when more is needed

/ February 9, 2026
A drawing of a sleeping child with short blond hair, covered in red spots and a rash, wearing a white shirt and resting their head on one hand. The child appears to be unwell.
Science and Medicine

MAHA Leaders Are Recycling COVID Myths to Minimize Measles

Once again, everything old is new again. The circle of disinformation is complete.

/ February 8, 2026
A man in a blue suit and tie sits indoors, smiling at the camera while speaking into a microphone. There is a window with blinds and a curtain in the background.
Science and Medicine

Pandemic Revisionism Is a Pretext for MAHA Vandalism

My YouTube channel is a reliable history of the pandemic. The NY Times is not.

/ February 6, 2026
A group of elderly adults exercises together outdoors in a park, following an instructor in white practicing tai chi. Some participants squat or stretch, all smiling and appearing engaged in the activity. Trees and grass are in the background.
Public Health

The Data Is In – Exercise Is Good For You

Many times in my career I have sat across from a patient who expressed that they are getting serious about their health, and then rattle off a list of things that they are doing to improve their health – all mostly worthless. I do not blame them – they are victims of a self-help, supplement, and wellness industry that has completely mislead...

/ February 4, 2026
Silhouette of an adult sitting cross-legged and placing a hand on a child's head, against a yellow and orange gradient background suggestive of a sunrise or sunset.
Science and Medicine

Pandemic Gurus: If You Can’t Defend MAHA Doctors Today, Then You Must Discard Everything They Said Regarding COVID.

Had MAHA doctors been in charge in 2020, when COVID swamped our hospitals and morgues, they would have brought the same level of malevolence and incompetence they are displaying today.

/ February 3, 2026
Jayanta Bhattacharya (Podcast Jay) being interviewed by Ross Douthat.
Basic SciencePolitics and RegulationPublic Health

Lysenkoism 2.0 continues: Podcast Jay wants to turn NIH into the “research arm” of MAHA

NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya has recently said that he wants to transform the NIH into the "research arm of MAHA" and a "central driver of the MAHA agenda." Lysenkoism 2.0 continues apace at NIH.

/ February 2, 2026