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A good journal breaks bad: AAP spreads misinformation about glyphosate

Sun, 01/14/2024 - 7:30am

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.

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Skeptics in the Pub. Cholera. Chapter 7b

Fri, 01/12/2024 - 10:23pm

Will this ever end? Eventually.

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Dr. Lucy McBride: “As physicians, dispensing false hope is dangerous & unethical.”

Fri, 01/12/2024 - 12:04am

The many sheltered doctors who confidently said herd immunity was at hand and that fear of COVID was pathological are the last people to sanctimoniously sermonize on the importance of trust in medicine.

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Pegcetacoplan (Syfovre™) for macular degeneration: an update

Thu, 01/11/2024 - 5:00am

SBM's guest contributor and ophthalmologist, Dr. DAvid Weinberg, provides an update on the phase 3 trials of pegcetacoplan for macular degeneration. The results are still disappointing.

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Dual Sympathetic Reset for PTSD

Wed, 01/10/2024 - 5:30am

Dual Sympathetic Block is being promoted as a treatment for PTSD prior to any convincing clinical evidence.

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The Wellness Company: How antivaccine grift becomes plain old quackery

Mon, 01/08/2024 - 12:00am

The Wellness Company, promoted by Dr. Peter McCullough, is the product of a trend in which antivax doctors have predictably become just quacks. At least in this case, there is an amusing quack fight at the heart of it all.

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Skeptics in the Pub. Cholera. Chapter 7a

Sat, 01/06/2024 - 10:04am

The story continues apace.

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A Bit of Good News: Kids Appear to Have Lower Risk of Post-COVID Conditions Than Previously Thought

Fri, 01/05/2024 - 4:00am

Based on a recently published study using improved criteria for determining long term COVID-related health problems, it looks like kids are less likely to be negatively impacted than previously thought.

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