Sen. Ron Johnson rountable

Ron Johnson’s “vaccine round table” does little to actually help patients.

Sen. Ron Johnson held a roundtable discussion earlier this month regarding COVID-19 vaccine injuries. It featured a cast of antivax grifter and typical antivax talking points that we've come to know since the pandemic hit. This antivax propaganda exercise helps no one other than the antivaccine movement.

/ December 24, 2022

More COVID More Measles?

There are a number of potential problems children are facing that are related to the ongoing SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, not the least of which is a rise in vaccine hesitancy and even anti-vaccine belief.

/ December 23, 2022
Xenon gas

Does xenon gas improve athletic performance?

Were the Russians on to something in 2014 by huffing xenon gas?

/ December 22, 2022

15 Years of SBM

A look back at a decade and a half of SBM.

/ December 21, 2022

Treating Nightmares with a Smart Watch

Preliminary evidence suggests a watch may help people with severe nightmares. Of course, more research is needed.

/ December 20, 2022
Turbo cancer?

Do COVID-19 vaccines cause “turbo cancer”?

Over the last several months, antivaxxers have been claiming that COVID-19 vaccines cause "turbo cancer", cancers (or cancer recurrences) of a particularly aggressive and fast-growing variety diagnosed in younger and younger patients. "Turbo cancer" is not a thing, and the evidence cited is as weak as any antivax "evidence", including anecdotes and misinterpretation of epidemiology.

/ December 19, 2022

Serologies

“You keep using those words: positive serology. I do not think it means what you think it means.”

/ December 15, 2022

Systematic Review of Systematic Reviews of Acupuncture

No surprise - there is precious little evidence that acupuncture does anything.

/ December 14, 2022

Is Meat Poison? Is Fat the Antidote?

Is a diet comprised solely of meat good for you? I think you know the answer.

/ December 13, 2022