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A man who experienced the pandemic entirely from his laptop, explains what he would have done had he actually done anything.

For once, I beat the alarm clock by a good hour. Anxiety is better than sunrise for becoming and staying awake. I had too many things to do, and neither the time nor the skill set to accomplish them. As the week progressed, I had become increasingly aware that every hour we did not act meant more death and disease—and I could […]

Did a meeting of chiropractors from around the world come to a historic consensus on the true causes of the chiropractic subluxation? No, this is satire. Still read the post though. Please.

The use of of complementary health approaches overall, and for pain management, is growing among US adults.

The supplement industry continues to be plagued by deliberate adulteration of products.

A couple of weeks ago, I discussed why antivax quacks' claimed biological mechanisms for COVID-19 vaccine "shedding" reminded me of homeopaths. Confabulation about fantastical scientific mechanisms continues, courtesy of "A Midwestern Doctor."

Sensible Medicine doctors often utter the words "do an RCT". So why are their readers so ignorant about RCTs?

It's the pump! But you knew that.

I warned you this would happen.

Despite massive efforts to reduce the disease burden of malaria, it remains a significant cause of disease and death in parts of the world, most notably Sub-Saharan Africa. Now we have a new tool in the fight against malaria – two safe and effective vaccines. Cameroon is just beginning a program to give the vaccine for free to children in four doses […]

Many chiropractors continue to claim that vertebral subluxations can affect organ function by interfering with nerve flow in spinal nerves, a view that is scientifically indefensible.

Wakefield redux? Antivax scientist Byram Bridle just took the "new school" antivax movement old school by implying that COVID-19 vaccines might cause an "epidemic of autism." Everything old is new again, sort of.

The Cholera continues.

If Dr. Adam Cifu were genuinely concerned about vaccine hesitancy, I would strongly encourage him to learn about the anti-vaccine movement. He'll discover that it is fueled not by a lack of "robust data" on COVID boosters, but rather by exactly the sort of mistrust and anti-vaccine misinformation spread by his own blog and collaborators.

Another year is here, and that means more measles outbreaks here and around the world as far too many children (and some parents) lack protection from the safe and effective vaccine.

With the disintegration of Xitter, I’ve turned my social-media attention to what appears to be far more useful waste of time: Reddit. Reddit is amazing in that there’s a subreddit for every possible topic you can think of. The content is human- and not bot-generated, and the best comments rise to the top – based on reader votes. One of the subreddits […]

A new study finds that hospital measures to limit the spread of COVID-19 worked, and we probably should keep them.

Captain, the immune system is boosted, and I donno what to do.Mr. Scott. Starship Enterprise. I think he said boosted. Might be one of those bacon/beer can examples. It is flu and cold season and there are no end of suggestions that one should boost their immune system. Two million hits on the googles for the phrase ‘Boost Immune System’. Everyone from […]

An antivaxxer by the 'nym "A Midwestern Doctor" makes an argument that COVID-19 vaccine "shedding" is not impossible despite the basic science that concludes it is. Sound familiar?

The latest report from the American Academy of Pediatrics is filled with misinformation and missing key articles that support the well-researched conclusion that there is no legitimate evidence of negative health effects of glyphosate.