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Dr. Lucy McBride: “As physicians, dispensing false hope is dangerous & unethical.”
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.
The post Dr. Lucy McBride: “As physicians, dispensing false hope is dangerous & unethical.” first appeared on Science-Based Medicine.Pegcetacoplan (Syfovre™) for macular degeneration: an update
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.
The post Pegcetacoplan (Syfovre™) for macular degeneration: an update first appeared on Science-Based Medicine.Dual Sympathetic Reset for PTSD
Dual Sympathetic Block is being promoted as a treatment for PTSD prior to any convincing clinical evidence.
The post Dual Sympathetic Reset for PTSD first appeared on Science-Based Medicine.The Wellness Company: How antivaccine grift becomes plain old quackery
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.
The post The Wellness Company: How antivaccine grift becomes plain old quackery first appeared on Science-Based Medicine.Skeptics in the Pub. Cholera. Chapter 7a
The story continues apace.
The post Skeptics in the Pub. Cholera. Chapter 7a first appeared on Science-Based Medicine.A Bit of Good News: Kids Appear to Have Lower Risk of Post-COVID Conditions Than Previously Thought
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.
The post A Bit of Good News: Kids Appear to Have Lower Risk of Post-COVID Conditions Than Previously Thought first appeared on Science-Based Medicine.2024 Detox Trends To Watch (Out) For
Trends come and go but the popularity of detoxification and cleansing in January is eternal.
The post 2024 Detox Trends To Watch (Out) For first appeared on Science-Based Medicine.Medical Science in 2024
What medical breakthrough are likely in the near future?
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