Using Evolutionary Principles to Reduce Antibiotic Resistance
We need to harness all options to delay the inevitable emergence of antibiotic resistance.
Avemar: Wheat Germ for Cancer
Avemar is fermented wheat germ. It is claimed to be an effective addition to conventional cancer treatment. The evidence is lacking.
Yes, the FDA really HAS given full approval to the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine
After the FDA announcement a week ago that Comirnaty, the COVID-19 mRNA vaccine developed by BioNTech and Pfizer, had been approved, it took less than a day for antivaxxers to spin a conspiracy theory claiming that the FDA hadn't really approved the Pfizer vaccine at all and that Comirnaty wasn't available, all to protect Pfizer from liability. It's a superficially plausible conspiracy...
Reader Beware
Certain doctors may not be anti-vaccine, but they need to be fact-checked as if they are.
School mask mandate wars: Politics (Florida) v. Science (North Carolina)
Florida’s governor, Ron DeSantis, dictated a state-wide ban on school mask mandates based on misinformation and pure politics, while North Carolina officials took a bipartisan approach to masking based on science.
Vaccines Vaccines and more Vaccines
COVID vaccines are dominating the health news, and with good reason.
“I Don’t Know What’s in It”
Is not knowing what's in a vaccine a valid reason to refuse it?
The Federation of State Medical Boards vs. COVID-19 misinformation: A losing battle so far
A few weeks ago, the Federation of State Medical Boards, which itself does not have any regulatory power but advocates for state medical boards, issued a statement that physicians who spread COVID-19 misinformation should be subject to disciplinary measures. Unfortunately, a recent report found that not a single US physician has had action taken against their medical license for doing this. Why?
The Frenetic Frenum Freeing Frenzy
What problems do tongue-ties cause? Do all of them need to be clipped?
Philippines Approves Golden Rice
Golden rice passes the final regulatory hurdle in the Philippines. Farming can now start planting.
The CDC Has Been Hollowed Out