Category: Science and Medicine
Drs. Jay Bhattacharya, Marty Makary, and a Cruel April Fool’s Day
One NIH staffer described Bhattacharya’s note as a “thank you and can’t wait to work with you email ... in the middle of the massacre.”
Measles, MAHA, and “soft eugenics”
I've long said that the antivax movement is borderline eugenicist (or at least social Darwinist) in nature. Now that a second child has died of measles, it's time for me to take a look at the "soft eugenics" of the antivax movement and, more generally, the MAHA movement.
Doctors Who Fluffed RFK Jr.: Here’s What You Own So Far
"Just where is that extensive 5000 word longform apology from Adam Cifu over at Sensible Medicine, begging forgiveness for legitimizing Robert F. Kennedy, Jr?"
The tragic termination of the Diabetes Prevention Program Outcomes Study
An invaluable resource is being starved to death with no scientific or ethical justification
Science Based Satire: A Sneak Preview Of RFK Jr.’s Vaccine-Autism Study
We Told You So: Vaccines Cause Autism And So Many Other Really Bad Things
Cranberry Juice, Revisited
A new review suggests that cranberries may in fact be effective at preventing urinary tract infections.
A Review of “In Covid’s Wake”: According to Laptop Class Professors, the Heroes of the Pandemic Were Laptop Class Professors
The authors of the Great Barrington Declaration prevented fair and honest discussion by constantly spreading fake information. The authors of a new book don't care at all.
Beholden to Big Suppla, RFK Jr. Wants to Cover Up the Symptoms of Diseases With Untested, Toxic Chemicals & Drugs, Rather Than Prevent the Root Cause
Fortunately, there is a better way. Millions of parents have embraced a holistic approach, one that boosts the immune system by harnessing children's innate, natural ability to prevent illness.
The use of placebo controls in clinical trials
Why the value of placebo controls is not an affirmation of a powerful placebo effect
Vitamin A, Infections and Measles
I have always had a bias towards the Appeal to Nature Fallacy: An Appeal to Nature Fallacy happens when someone argues that something is good, better, or more authentic simply because it’s natural, while brushing aside anything man-made as inferior or harmful. Or last my version of it. I have always thought of the human body as more or less tuned by...