Skeptics in the Pub. Cholera. Chapter 5a.
The novel continues.
RSV Season is Here, So Where is Our Beyfortus?
RSV season is here. So far it's better than last year, which was the absolute worst, but it should have been much better. The roll out of a safe and effective drug that dramatically reduces risk of severe disease was botched, and we still don't know why it happened.
Misinformation is pervasive, and AI will turbocharge it
Is it possible to refute an infinite amount of AI-generated health misinformation?
Cytotron – Magical Device Pseudoscience
The claims of Neurocytonix are extraordinary and dubious.
Steve Kirsch’s “mother of all revelations” about the “deadliness” of COVID-19 vaccines goes poof
On Thursday, Steve Kirsch gave his long-hyped talk about "record-level data" from New Zealand that supposedly demonstrates that COVID-19 vaccines have killed more than 10 million people worldwide. His "analysis" of illegally obtained data from a "whistleblower" was so ridden with false assumptions and rookie errors that even some antivaxxers couldn't accept it.
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."
Internet Use and Mental Well-Being
Results of the largest study on internet use, well-being, and mental health.
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?