Dr. Vinay Prasad Embraces Policy-Based Evidence Making
Policy-based evidence making means working back from a predefined policy to produce underpinning evidence.
Misinformation Doctors Start a Misinformation Journal to Spread Misinformation
There is no doubt the "studies" in this journal will conclude We Want Them Infected doctors were right about everything the whole time; mitigation measure were an epic catastrophe while COVID was a harmless cold for everyone but grandma.
Apple Cider Vinegar
I just watched the new Netflix series, Apple Cider Vinegar, which tells the story of Belle Gibson, an Australian woman who launched a wellness business based largely on the false claim that she had survived “terminal brain cancer”. It is worth a watch, and overall I feel the writers (this is a fictionalized version, not a documentary) captured the industry of fake...
It’s the end of the world as I know it. And I feel fine.
Pondering the future of a few infections. As to the image, consider it a metaphor of before and after where Jesus is a stand in for science or public health or whatever you want him to be. Except a promoter of peace and helping the poor. Not in 2025 anyway. See https://www.bu.edu/sequitur/2016/04/29/handler-ecce/ for more.
So it begins: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is confirmed as HHS Secretary and immediately starts dismantling US federal science infrastructure
The nightmare has come true. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has been confirmed as HHS Secretary and didn't wait long to start dismantling federal science and health programs. The White House even formed a "MAHA commission" to draw up a battle plan.
“Don’t Worry About the NIH” From the Same Doctors Who Brought You “Don’t Worry About COVID.”
Although many doctors who spread COVID misinformation act as if its in poor taste to bring it up today, we don't need their permission to remember.
Open Letter II: President Levin, There Are Now 160 Million Reasons Why You Shouldn’t Have Censored We Want Them Infected Doctors
$160 million is a lot of money, especially when you consider its not just money. It's lost dreams, careers, and discoveries.
Do you need to drink electrolytes?
Electrolyte drinks are very popular - but are they necessary?
BBC Takes On Appeal to Nature Fallacy
It’s always good (and frustratingly rare) to see the mainstream media get it right when it comes to pseudoscience in medicine. Too often the narrative is – scientists are baffled at this alternative “one easy trick” to improve your health. Most mainstream articles on pseudoscience in medicine frame their reporting around a positive anecdote, and at best throw in some token skepticism...
Botulinum Toxin: A tale of medicine, beauty, and danger
When used responsibly botulinum toxin is very safe, but patients should be especially vigilant about cosmetic treatments done outside a medical setting.
Will AI Save Medicine