Category: Internet & social media
An Open Letter to Dr. Vinay Prasad
Please recognize that you are now influencing the national public health policy and understand that being in authority is a very different job than simply questioning authority
#Oatzempic – The viral oat-based alternative to Ozempic?
Can the Oatzempic diet deliver Ozempic-like weight loss?
LLMs: Fighting Fire with Fire
Using LLM tools to tackle AI-driven science misinformation head-on
Amazon goes where the FDA does not
Amazon has implemented new quality standards for some dietary supplements.
“Fauci Files” and Florida’s Grand Jury Investigations Fail to Deliver
Although multiple antivaccine investigations have failed to deliver any substantive evidence of alleged crimes, the latest antivax flops won't flip anyone.
FitScript™: Functional health quackery and a misleading alternative cancer cure testimonial
Perusing the hellscape that is what Twitter has degenerated into as X, I found an alternative cancer cure testimonial, which led me into "functional health" nonsense that I hadn't encountered before. Introducing FitScript.
Cold Water Immersion Not Always Beneficial
Two papers look at the effects of cold water immersion after exercise, with mixed results.
Dr. Kelly Brogan Wakes Up to the “Ball Earth Hoax”. What Does This Reveal About Prominent Professors From Prominent Medical Schools?
What did I mean when I said Dr. Kelly Brogan "won the pandemic"?
The Menace of Wellness Influencers
Wellness influencers are often also conspiracy theorists, as both mindsets rely upon the same underlying methods, motivation, and narrative.
The Lab Leak Theory and the Complicit Media
How the media's need for tales of intrigue and villains fosters the political weaponization of uncertainty