A Medical Myth: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has quietly changed their standards for early childhood development
We should strive to retain our ability to be shocked and upset at doctors who pollute the COVID landscape with misinformation.
FTC targets physicians’ COVID claims with cease-and-desist letters
The FTC recently announced it had issued 20 more cease-and-desist demands to physicians and others claiming their products and services prevent or treat COVID-19 without sufficient scientific backing. Unfortunately, this has not stopped many of the targets from making other bogus health claims.
Intubations and Accusations Part 2
A famous economist once said, "When the facts change, I change my mind". Others take the opposite approach and attempt to alter the facts to preserve their beliefs. Read their work with this in mind.
AI Medical Tutoring Systems
Using AI powered virtual training systems can be a boon to medical education and practice.
Innovo for Bladder Leakage
An expensive pair of shorts promises to cure bladder leaks by using electrical stimulation to produce pelvic floor contractions, essentially doing the Kegel exercises for you. The science is insufficient and the marketing is misleading.
Which is best, vaccine-induced immunity, “natural immunity,” or “super immunity” to COVID-19?
Those opposed to public health interventions to slow the spread of COVID-19, including masks, "lockdowns," and vaccine mandates, are hyping "natural" immunity again as somehow "superior" to vaccine-acquired immunity. It's a deceptive simplification of a complex issue.
“We’re Pro-Vaccine But”
Can you tell the difference between statements made by contrarian doctors and those made by anti-vaccine cranks like Dr. Joe Mercola and RFK Jr.? Find out for yourself.
That latest article on the post vaccine myocarditis autopsy analysis
The autopsy report for two teens who allegedly died of vaccine myocarditis was released this week. What are the implications for vaccinating children and adolescents?
The American Academy of Pediatrics Weighs in on “Alternative Perinatal Practices”: Part 2
In a recently published clinical report, the AAP tackles potentially risky "alternative practices" involving labor and delivery of human newborns.
The (binaural) beat goes on
Binaural beats are auditory illusions that are claimed to offer medical benefits.