Skeptics in the Pub. Cholera. Chapter 3a
The serialization of the novel Skeptics in the Pub. Cholera. continues with chapter 3a
U.S. Infant Mortality Increases for First Time in 20 Years
Recently published CDC data has revealed an increase in the number of infant deaths in 2022, the first in two decades. The United States continues to struggle with serious healthcare disparities and to lag behind other countries when it comes to keeping young children alive.
Coffee enemas: This TikTok trend can be deadly
There's no evidence flushing coffee into your rectum is safe or effective, despite what you may see on TikTok.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. comes home to his antivax roots…again
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. gave the keynote speech at the second annual meeting of his antivax organization, Children's Health Defense. Once again, he demonstrated that not only is he still antivax as hell, but that his proposals are even more bizarre than before. Truly, it was a homecoming for him.
Skeptics in the Pub. Cholera. Chapter 2b.
The novel serialization continues with chapter 2b. Or not 2b. Is that a question.
Part 2: Is an Abnormal Lab Value After Vaccination More Concerning Than Death From COVID?
Part 1 is available here. “There is No COVID Heart” On May 14, 2021, three “medical conservatives,” Drs. John Mandrola, Andrew Foy and Vinay Prasad, published an article titled “Setting the Record Straight: There is No ‘Covid Heart’”. In it, they argued that “The issue of Covid-19 induced cardiac problems was massively overblown.” Though the virus had existed for barely over year, they were very...
Fluoride and IQ
The evidence continues to support that low levels of fluoride in drinking water are safe.
Study laundering: IPAK, antivax “scientists,” and the return of living dead antivax studies
Antivaxxers don't like it when one of their crappy studies that they somehow managed to sneak into a decent peer-reviewed journal is deservedly retracted, as happened to Mark Skidmore's paper that estimated that 278K people might have died from COVID-19 vaccines. Fortunately for Skidmore and others, there exist fake journals that will launder their study by republishing it so that antivaxxers can...
Skeptics in the Pub. Cholera. Chapter 2a
The serialization of Skeptics in the Pub. Cholera. continues.
Ozone Therapy
Ozone therapy sits in the border zone between science and pseudoscience.