How to design high quality acupuncture trials: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
Acupuncture advocates have published guidelines for "rigorous" acupuncture randomized controlled trials. While that sounds good on the surface, the devil is in the details, which reveal that the dedication to scientific rigor is perhaps not so strong.
They Have Names, Part 2
"We share their names because their name is part of their story."
Malingering: The Lord Voldemort of Medicine
Understanding of malingering isn’t advanced with acquiescence and silence
Federal employment rights agency inundated with thousands of COVID-related discrimination claims
Thousands of workers have filed complaints with the EEOC alleging COVID-related employment discrimination. It may take years of litigation to sort out the application of federal anti-bias laws to these claims.
Fetal Signs of Autism
More evidence that ASD is a developmental disorder that begins in the womb.
Nugenix Total T
Nugenix Total T is one of many so-called testosterone boosters on the market. Vague claims, insufficient evidence.
Science-based medicine isn’t just for CAM. The case of ivermectin shows that it never was.
Another large randomized controlled trial for ivermectin showed no efficacy for the early treatment of COVID-19. This is not a surprise to science-based medicine advocates. Here's why the story of ivermectin shows that SBM isn't just for "complementary and alternative medicine" (CAM) —and never was.
Race and COVID
I suspect the mass infection of unvaccinated children wouldn't have been openly championed if more White children died.
Caffeine Overdose Death Raises Question of Weak Regulations Across the Pond
A personal trainer in England died from a massive overdose caused by a deadly miscalculation aided by weak regulations of the sale of pure caffeine powder.
Vitamin D for the prevention of COVID-19: A randomized controlled trial
A large clinical trial shows vitamin D supplementation had no effect on COVID-19.