A laboratory apparatus featuring a series of connected stainless steel pipes and tubes with clear plastic tubing. The setup includes containers, one of which holds a pink liquid. Various clamps and connectors are visible on the equipment.

Great Barrington Declaration Author Joins COVID-19 Lab Leak-Pushing Group

Dr. Jay Bhattacharya and the merging of political pandemic narratives

/ August 24, 2024

Part 2: We Don’t Have to Wonder if the Great Barrington Declaration Could Have “Worked”. In the Real World It Failed & Redefining Basic Medical Terms Won’t Change That.

We do not have herd immunity to COVID and we should reject doctors who seek to redefine basic terms because they are incapable of uttering the words "I was wrong."

/ August 23, 2024
An illustrated human body diagram showing the effects of COVID-19 on various organs. Key areas labeled include the brain (cognitive impairment, stroke), lungs (cough, shortness of breath), skin (bruising, rashes), nose (loss of taste or smell), heart (pounding heart, heart failure), and kidney (increased risk of acute injury and failure).

More on Long COVID

It’s interesting to follow the scientific exploration of a new clinical entity in real time. It reveals a lot about how medical science works, and how scientists nibble away at complex problems. This is partly why I have been closely following the story of long COVID as it has unfolded over the last few years. I also see patients with long COVID...

/ August 21, 2024
A close-up image showing severe dental decay. Multiple teeth are discolored, significantly decayed, and broken. The gums appear inflamed and red, indicating possible severe infection and poor oral hygiene.

Licking

A dog's mouth is likely less 'dirty' than a meth mouth.

/ August 20, 2024
Integrative oncology

Revisiting “integrative oncology”: The battle to integrate quackery with oncology continues

Nature Reviews Cancer published a propaganda piece disguised as commentary promoting "integrative oncology," or what I like to call "integrating" quackery with oncology.

/ August 19, 2024

Dr. Scott Atlas: “I Never Read the Full Great Barrington Declaration Website and Everything”.

Dr. Scott Atlas said the Great Barrington Declaration was aligned with the advice he gave to the President of the United States. He also said he never read it.

/ August 18, 2024

Science-Based Satire: Acupuncture Researchers Find Powerful Proof of Ancient Mechanism of Action

Have researchers proven the existence of acupoints by shoving needles into subjects brains? Will you soon be able to buy an OTC acupuncture kit at CVS? No! This is satire.

/ August 16, 2024

Are dietary sugar alcohol sweeteners safe?

Should we be concerned about new research linking sugar alcohols like xylitol and erythritol?

/ August 15, 2024

Vaccines for Children Program Works

We have often stated here on SBM that vaccine programs are the most effective, and most cost-effective, public health measures in human history. They save lives, prevent disease, and save money. These benefits are all well researched and copiously documented. A recent CDC study adds to the literature on the benefits of vaccines and vaccine programs, focusing on the effects of the...

/ August 14, 2024
Google reviews alternative cancer clinics

How Google listings are used by alternative cancer clinics to lure in desperate patients

I've long been writing about "alternative cancer clinics" (i.e., quack clinics) that sell false hope in the form of very expensive but ineffective treatments to desperate cancer patients. A recent study demonstrates how they use Google to do this.

/ August 12, 2024