Category: Science and Medicine
The Semmelweis gambit: A red flag for defending bad science and quackery
A proponent of the Great Barrington Declaration is comparing rejection of its "natural herd immunity" approach to the pandemic to the rejection of Ignaz Semmelweis and his findings. It's a deceptive comparison beloved of all manner of scientific cranks.
To Spread Mistrust, Dr. Martin Kulldorff Asks RFK Jr. to do an Unethical, Impossible RCT of Vaccines He Knows Are Safe & Effective
Once again, sheltered laptop-class doctors are treating children's health as a parlor game to advance their political objectives.
A Challenge For Dr. Edward Livingston: Defend the Great Barrington Declaration Without Censoring the Great Barrington Declaration
In 2020, the GBD was all about herd immunity via natural immunity. Today, its defenders censor that.
Gaslighting RFK Jr.’s role in the deadly Samoan measles outbreak
One of many shameful incidents in the life of antivax activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was his promotion of anti-MMR fear mongering during a measles epidemic in Samoa. Now that he could become HHS Secretary, his apologists are frantically trying to gaslight you. Here's how.
Dr. Marty Makary, What Are You Going To Do If RFK Jr. Demands That You Revoke Approval For Vaccines?
The time to start speaking out to defend vaccines from RFK Jr. is now.
Dr. Joseph Marine: “MAHA is More Than RFK and Has Little to do With Vaccines”
If pro-RFK Jr. propaganda wins the day, I am confident we will soon find out a tough truth- MAHA is all about RFK and has everything to do with vaccines.
Trusting RFK Jr. to Research Vaccines is Like Trusting a Hungry Python to Babysit a Kitten
If RFK Jr. "researches" vaccines, he will certainly "discover" they cause autism. It's possible that this "research" will be used as justification to revoke authorization for vaccines. That's always been the endgame.
Reality
Reality. Doesn't care what you think.
Anyone Who Supports Pro-RFK Jr. Doctors, Is Also Pro-RFK Jr.
We don't need "spirited debate" about RFK Jr. We've been trying to warn you about him for years. It's not our fault that some people didn't listen.
Are NIH study sections a waste of time?
Since the nomination of Dr. Jay Bhattacharya for NIH Director, I've been seeing a suggestion from certain contrarian doctors for a "randomized trial" of study sections vs. a "modified lottery" to determine which grant applications are funded by the NIH. Just what the heck is Dr. Vinay Prasad talking about?