Category: Science and Medicine

As Diseases Spread and Trust in the FDA Crumbles, Its Leaders Are Obsessed with an MRI Abnormality in 1 in 61,500 Males Ages 12-24
Our medical establishment told people to "Stop Trusting the Public Health Establishment". Now, almost no one trusts our medical establishment.

Garden of Healing
As I read the plaques in the Garden of Healing, I thought it would be a fun project to compare the content with reality.

Dr. Jay Bhattacharya Tried to Summon a Social Media Mob to Bully and Silence a Dissident Scientist, but the Mob Had Other Ideas
The mob doesn't trust the medical establishment, and today Dr. Bhattacharya is the medical establishment.

As Trust in our Medical Establishment Justifiably Collapses, They Are Making Cheerful Propaganda Podcasts From Their Safe Spaces
Some of us believe in civil debate and discussion, even though Drs. Vinay Prasad, Marty Makary, and Jay Bhattacharya do not.

Go Ahead, Make the Case that Science, Free Speech, and the NIH are Thriving Under Dr. Jay Bhattacharya
Many smart people reassured us that Dr. Jay Bhattacharya was both qualified to run the NIH and motivated to make it a better place. They should make the case they were right.

Infection Control/Infection Prevention
Summertime. And the living is easy. Janice Joplin has to be the best singer. Ever. There may be those in the comments who disagree, but remember, within the context of the blog, what I write is canon. Which is not the same as being true. Canon. Any-who. I spend summer on the front porch and rarely venture inside. Outside has had the...

Dr. Vinay Prasad is Repeatedly Undermining RCTs. Why?
It's quite the journey from "RCT or STFU" to "we will always have a place for controlled clinical studies."

Our Medical Establishment is Flailing
It's impossible to keep track of it all.

Our Medical Establishment In Power Versus Our Medical Establishment Out of Power
Now that they have power, Drs. Marty Makary, Vinay Prasad, and Jay Bhattacharya have different standards than they set for their predecessors.