Skeptics in the Pub. Cholera. Chapter 8a
The Cholera continues.
Dr. Adam Cifu: “We Now Need to Accept That This is Here to Get Infected With Again and Again.”
If Dr. Adam Cifu were genuinely concerned about vaccine hesitancy, I would strongly encourage him to learn about the anti-vaccine movement. He'll discover that it is fueled not by a lack of "robust data" on COVID boosters, but rather by exactly the sort of mistrust and anti-vaccine misinformation spread by his own blog and collaborators.
Another Year, Another Measles Outbreak
Another year is here, and that means more measles outbreaks here and around the world as far too many children (and some parents) lack protection from the safe and effective vaccine.
Black mold is the new Candida
How concerned should we be about mold in our homes and environment?
Hospital Measures Prevented COVID Transmission
A new study finds that hospital measures to limit the spread of COVID-19 worked, and we probably should keep them.
Boosting. What To Do.
The immune system can't be "boosted." It is an inane concept used by those who promote unscientific approaches to medicine.
Why antivax arguments for COVID-19 vaccine “shedding” remind me of homeopathy
An antivaxxer by the 'nym "A Midwestern Doctor" makes an argument that COVID-19 vaccine "shedding" is not impossible despite the basic science that concludes it is. Sound familiar?
A good journal breaks bad: AAP spreads misinformation about glyphosate
The latest report from the American Academy of Pediatrics is filled with misinformation and missing key articles that support the well-researched conclusion that there is no legitimate evidence of negative health effects of glyphosate.
Skeptics in the Pub. Cholera. Chapter 7b
Will this ever end? Eventually.
Dr. Lucy McBride: “As physicians, dispensing false hope is dangerous & unethical.”
The many sheltered physicians like Dr. Lucy McBride who confidently said herd immunity was at hand and fear of COVID was pathological are the last people who should be sanctimoniously sermonizing about the importance of trust in medicine.