Category: Science and Medicine
Malingering: The Lord Voldemort of Medicine
Understanding of malingering isn’t advanced with acquiescence and silence
Race and COVID
I suspect the mass infection of unvaccinated children wouldn't have been openly championed if more White children died.
Caffeine Overdose Death Raises Question of Weak Regulations Across the Pond
A personal trainer in England died from a massive overdose caused by a deadly miscalculation aided by weak regulations of the sale of pure caffeine powder.
Videos Said to be “Proof” that Nonverbal Autistics Can Communicate by Spelling
The father of nonverbal autistic child believes videos constitute proof that other children with autism can communicate by by pointing to letters on a board held by a facilitator to spell out words. He is wrong.
Science Fiction at the Wall Street Journal
Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan famously said "Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not his own facts". It's my opinion that no child should die for lack of a vaccine. The editors of The Wall Street Journal disagree
The Stem Cell Ophthalmology Treatment Study (SCOTS): Part 2
Today we continue an analysis of a dubious stem cell clinical trial, with an examination of the clinic and personnel involved.
COVID and Our Warped Sense of Normal
Children are not supposed to die. This didn't used to be controversial.
Ivermectin: The acupuncture of COVID-19 treatments
As high-quality evidence increasingly and resoundingly shows that ivermectin does not work against COVID-19, advocates are doing what acupuncture advocates do: Turning to lower quality "positive" studies to claim incorrectly that their favorite ineffective treatment actually does "work".
The CDC Goofs and Doctors React
After a CDC goof, several doctors - including me - shared incorrect information. What happened next was revealing.
Science-Based Satire: Chiropractors…in Space?
Did the United States government recently appoint a new chief to helm a division of space chiropractic? In space can anyone hear your spine crack? No, space is a vacuum and sound can't be produced without vibrating air. Also, this is satire.