Category: Science and Medicine
The People Can Decide the Best Policy, Only If They Have the Best Information
Doctors who prioritized politics over being a "neutral judge" failed to provide the best information.
Skeptics in the Pub. Cholera. Chapter 4b
More of the same.
Medical Conservatives: Mixing Politics and Medicine is a Bad Idea, If I Disagree with Your Politics
"I used to think medicine could be separated from politics. Gosh. That was super dumb."
Trust in science and vaccines continues to decline. Why?
Recent evidence shows that public trust in science and vaccines has declined markedly since the pandemic. Why is this, and is there anything we can do about it?
I Agree with Dr. Vinay Prasad: It’s Entirely Predictable That More Parents Don’t Want Routine Vaccination for Their Kids
Dr. Prasad didn't predict this sad outcome, he worked tirelessly to cause it. So did many other doctors.
What the heck happened to The BMJ? (2023 version)
The BMJ, once a bastion of evidence-based medicine, has become disturbingly susceptible to publishing biased "investigations" that feed antivax narratives. Its latest report on VAERS by Jennifer Block, who in the past has defended Gwyneth Paltrow and Goop and whose history is not one of supporting science, is just another example of this deterioration.
Dr. Jay Bhattacharya: “The Unspoken Root Idea Of His Is That The General Public Owed It To Doctors To Not Get COVID Because It Would Place Doctors At Risk Of Getting COVID. Of Course This Is An Inversion. “
Frontline fealthcare workers are also part of the public. Our lives have value too.
Dr. Jerome Adams Was Right. They Wanted Them Infected. That’s a Fact.
"Many were fine with exposing kids (and school workers) to a deadly virus, with no vaccine or treatment, in the name of herd immunity. That’s a fact."- Dr. Jerome Adams
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.
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...