Category: Science and Medicine
Dr. Vinay Prasad: “The Incidence of Myocarditis Found for Young Men after SARS-CoV-2 Infection is Larger Than What We Found for Myocarditis Following COVID-19 Vaccination.”
That plus 12 other thoughts about Dr. Vinay Prasad's recent memo.
Goodbye to Focused Protection. Jay Bhattacharya’s Latest 1-Page Pandemic “Plan” is for Vulnerable People to Stop Being Vulnerable.
Jay Bhattacharya's new "plan" is really an admission that if there's a new pandemic, he’s not competent enough to do any of the incredible things he “would have” done regarding COVID. He's not even going to try.
Hope, Evidence, and Hard Questions in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
I’ve been reflecting on the disappointing outcomes and the reaction to Sarepta Therapeutics’ recently announced clinical trial results for its Duchenne muscular dystrophy treatments, AMONDYS 45 (casimersen) and VYONDYS 53 (golodirsen). The tension is evident: Families want treatments that benefit patients, while critics note the evidence reveals a different story. Duchenne muscular dystrophy is a relentless disease. When a company suggests it...
AI (Acupunctures Inevitable) Slop
Years ago, when I was a mere lad using Word Perfect on MS DOS, it was 4 a.m. and I just finished the final draft of a grant proposal that was due to the next day. I spun around in my chair and managed to kick out the power cord. I was a Mac user then, but had to use a PC...
To Deny The Role of Social Media In Propagating Misinformation is a Form of Germ Theory Denial, Not For Pathogens, But For Ideas
MAHA disinformation agents clearly understand the power of social media, and anyone who genuinely wishes to oppose them moving forward needs to as well.
Who Cares About Dr. Adam Cifu’s Plan to Fix EBM in Theory, When in Reality, He Elevated the MAHA Doctors Wrecking it Today?
No one forced Dr. Adam Cifu to volunteer as a defense attorney for MAHA doctors. He chose to do that all on his own.
A Bionic Implant to Restore Vision
A new technology may allow patients to recover vision for conditions that were previously thought irreversible
Dr. Vinay Prasad Rose to Power by “Calling For” His Predecessors to do Things. How’s He Doing Now That He’s Had a Chance to Prove His Mettle?
I am calling for Dr. Vinay Prasad to manage the FDA in a mature, professional, competent, transparent manner. That’s just the bare minimum, and yet, he can’t even manage that.
A Tale of Two Interviews: Martin Kulldorff and James Baker
One science-based and the other wish-based
WWTI Doctors, Trump Based Medicine, and the “Vindication” of Andrew Wakefield
Dr. Vinay Prasad seems poised to stop the "too many too soon" approach and start making Andrew Wakefield's dreams a reality.