Month: August 2026

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.

/ August 10, 2026
Former President Donald Trump sits at the Oval Office desk, gesturing with open hands, while two men in suits stand behind him smiling. Flags and official emblems are visible in the background.

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?

/ August 7, 2026

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...

/ August 5, 2026
Montana Experimental Therapeutics Review Board

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.

/ August 3, 2026