Category: Science and Medicine

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2,500 Commentators Agree: Dr. Jay Bhattacharya Has Failed to Earn the Public’s Trust

Rebuilding trust and honest conversations will all have to wait until Dr. Jay Bhattacharya and the rest of our medical establishment are out of office.

/ August 16, 2025
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Dr. Vinay Prasad’s Catch-22: The Only Way He Can Truly Succeed at His Job is to Get Fired Again

No matter what regulatory decisions Dr. Vinay Prasad makes moving forward, the fact that he was willing to legitimize and quietly work for RFK Jr. in first place means he will always be a failure in my book.

/ August 15, 2025
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Every accusation was a confession of what they wanted to do if they were to attain power

On Friday, President Donald Trump signed an executive order that would shift power over grantmaking away from career scientists to political appointees. Lysenkoism 2.0 has been made official policy, and science in the US is in deep trouble.

/ August 11, 2025
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No One Believes Dr. Vinay Prasad Grew Tired of His Family. To Restore Trust, We Need an Honest Explanation From Our Medical Establishment. That’s Not Asking Too Much.

The public deserves to the full story about Dr. Vinay Prasad's temporary resignation and how this might impact regulatory decisions moving forward.

/ August 10, 2025
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Dr. Vinay Prasad’s Legacy is Shattered Trust & 11 Other Thoughts on His Decision to Spend More Time with His Family

Anyone who defends Dr. Vinay Prasad today is admitting he failed to restore trust.

/ August 5, 2025
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The Book “The War on Science” Reveals How 39 Renowned Scientists and Scholars Enabled the War on Science

While many "progressives" tried to warn about Trump's threat to science, these renown scientists and scholars sat on the sidelines and undermined them.

/ August 1, 2025
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A department adrift from its own “Gold” standards

Phantom citations, misinformation, and imbalance in HHS communications

/ July 29, 2025