Category: Science and Medicine
Death Returns From Holiday
This picture invariably brings tears to my eyes. It could be the logo, literally and metaphorically, for current health care policy.
Now That It’s His Job to Control Measles, Dr. Jay Bhattacharya Suddenly Expects People to Trust Everyone & Everything He Spent 6 Years Attacking
With Dr. Jay Bhattacharya in power, the headlines now read "Americans Trust Fauci Over RFK Jr. and Career Scientists Over Trump Officials."
Generic GLP-1s are coming, but Americans don’t want to wait
Compounding pharmacies are illegally selling GLP-1 drugs, and the FDA is determined to shut that pathway down.
“Vinay Prasad Loves President Trump”. That, Plus 12 Other Thoughts on the End of Dr. Vinay Prasad’s Sabbatical From UCSF
The bottom line is this: when given the opportunity to prove his real-world prowess, Dr. Vinay Prasad failed.
MAHA: Everything old is new again, except this time antiscience cranks (like Stanislaw Burzynski) are in charge
Returning from my hiatus, I couldn't decide on a specific new topic, mainly because so much bad stuff happened in my absence. So, in this post I back up a bit to reflect on how RFK Jr.'s "make America healthy again" is nothing new. What is new is that the antiscience-cranks are in charge.
Is the FDA is Hiding “Evidence” the COVID Vaccine Killed Children?
It's everything anti-vaxxers have been crowing about for decades.
MD Enshittification
Enshittification, also known as crapification and platform decay, is a process in which two-sided online products and services decline in quality over time. As some of you may be aware, I was an Infectious Disease (ID) physician for almost 40 years, retiring 3 years ago. My practice was almost entirely concerned with taking care of patients in several acute care hospitals. So...
The Red Marks of Pseudo-Medicine: Gua Sha
Claiming that an inflammatory response to injury is inherently therapeutic is a massive leap of faith.
The FDA: Promoting Quack Nostrums Based on “Incredible Stories” While Rejecting Vaccines Despite Successful RCTs
"Vaccines are radioactive now."
2026: State Legislatures as Vectors of Health Misinformation and Anti-Science
Anti-science health legislation doesn't just reflect misinformation; it institutionalizes it, cementing false beliefs into population-level risks.