Month: October 2026

Idaho allows faith-based medical neglect to kill children

Idaho parents are shielded from criminal prosecution if they choose "prayer or spiritual means" over effective medical care for their children, even as their children keep dying.

/ October 6, 2026
Envita Medical Centers

Alternative cancer clinics, distrust of medicine, and MAHA

Yesterday's New York Times featured an article about a man with terminal lung cancer who was enticed to chase cures that didn't exist. He died before the pandemic. Will MAHA turbocharge this sort of quackery in the US?

/ October 5, 2026
Three women holding a blue banner that reads, “MEDICAL FREEDOM IS THE NEW CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT.”.

“Health Freedom” Leaders are Health Authoritarians

"The centerpiece of the MAHA and health freedom agenda has been removal of mRNA shots."

/ October 3, 2026
An illustrated man touches a mirror, looking at his reflection, which points back at him. Both appear serious and focused.

If the BMJ Wants to Revisit Venerable Institutions Who Misled the Public in 2021, They Should Look Inward at the BMJ

Until the BMJ demonstrate the integrity to revisit their own dismal failures regarding life and death matters, there's no reason to care about their opinions regarding less consequential issues, is there?

/ October 1, 2026