Young girl wipes her eyes while sitting outside a building. Text reads, “Taking care of children left by ICE.” Other children and an adult are partially visible nearby.

Why Did the “Urgency of Normal” Stop Caring About the Mental, Social, Emotional, and Behavioral Health of our Children?

Genuine concern is consistent concern, and the silence from the Urgency of Normal about literally everything happening today is clarifying.

/ September 3, 2026
Ivermectin repurposing

Ivermectin and Hydroxychloroquine Six Years On

More than six years after the pandemic arrived and ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine were first touted as COVID cures, the evidence shows more than ever that they don't work.

/ September 2, 2026
A person stands in the center of intricate, neon-green light trails forming a circular, flower-like pattern against a dark background. The light trails create a sense of movement and energy around the person.

Medical Intuitives: More Integrative Medicine Pseudoscience

The integrative medicine industry is all in on making a "scan" of your "biofield" part of your physician's diagnostic toolkit.

/ September 1, 2026
Wendy Weber

Wendy Weber, a naturopath, now leads NCCIH. Let the quackery flow (even more)!

Not-A-Doctor Wendy Weber, a naturopath, has been appointed Director of the NCCIH. Will this mean more MAHA quackery on top of the usual quackademic medicine?

/ August 31, 2026
A black sticker with bold white text reads: “SOURCE: TRUST ME, BRO” on a textured dark background.

Dr. Vinay Prasad’s Latest Evidence the COVID Vaccine Killed Kids: “Trust Me, Bro.”

Dr. Vinay Prasad expected us to believe obviously absurd things. There's no reason to trust him or care about what he says today.

/ August 29, 2026
A CNN graphic compares U.S. measles cases: 4,942 since RFK Jr. confirmed, versus 4,485 over the previous 25 years. The breaking news ticker reports two unvaccinated people dead from measles in Pennsylvania.

Dr. Jay Bhattacharya on Measles: “I Think I’ve Done My Best.”

As football coach Bill Parcells famously said, “you are what your record says you are”.

/ August 27, 2026
A football player in white is tackled by two players in blue uniforms during a game, with a crowd watching in the background.

The NFL and Brain Injury

Last week I wrote about traumatic brain injury (TBI). By coincidence, the BMJ just published a study looking at a type of TBI called chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), which is caused by repeated head injuries over a long period of time, even those not severe enough to cause an acute TBI. They were looking specifically at former NFL football players, because that...

/ August 26, 2026
A woman in a pink polka-dot shirt yawns with her hand over her mouth. A speech bubble next to her says “BORING” against a blue dotted background.

The Pro-Virus Misinformation of Matt Ridley and the Toxic Apathy of Dr. Alina Chan

You might think that someone who purports to be sincerely concerned about the origins of SARS-CoV-2 would also be unwilling to collaborate with someone who sought to spread SARS-CoV-2. You'd be wrong though.

/ August 25, 2026
MAPS Medical Board

“Autism biomed” is now in charge of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development

The NIH announced that Dr. John Gaitanis, who has served as expert witness for plaintiffs of "vaccine injury" cases and is affiliated with the autism biomed quackery group MAPS, will lead the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. Lysenko marches on.

/ August 24, 2026
Three monkey figurines sit side by side: one covers its eyes, one covers its ears, and one covers its mouth, symbolizing “see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil.”.

Why is Sensible Medicine Selectively Silent Regarding MAHA/MAGA? Unlike Science Based Medicine, They Have Paying Customers to Please.

There is a long list of prolific pandemic pundits who have become totally silent about the current events they enabled.

/ August 21, 2026