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...
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A dog's mouth is likely less 'dirty' than a meth mouth.
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.
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.
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.
Are dietary sugar alcohol sweeteners safe?
Should we be concerned about new research linking sugar alcohols like xylitol and erythritol?
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...
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.
The Hypocrisy Is The Point. Doctors Who Said Not To Mix Politics & Medicine.
Hypocritical articles on politics and medicine weren't really about politics and medicine, they were a message- the standards we set for you, don't apply to us and everyone knows it.
How conspiracy theories like COVID-19 “lab leak” harm science and public health
Ever since COVID-19 first emerged in 2020, evidence-free claims that it had arisen due to a "lab leak" have proliferated. A recent paper argues that this conspiracy theory has been very harmful to science. I argue that it's more than just lab leak that is harmful.