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Legislative Alchemy: “Naturopathic Doctor” licensing is bad medicine for Florida
Bad medicine, bad laws, bad choice
The post Legislative Alchemy: “Naturopathic Doctor” licensing is bad medicine for Florida first appeared on Science-Based Medicine.One year of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as HHS Secretary: The Lancet reacts, and so do I
Editors of The Lancet published an op-ed decrying RFK Jr.'s one year of failure at HHS. They're correct about RFK Jr, but they are not blameless in what has happened.
The post One year of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as HHS Secretary: The Lancet reacts, and so do I first appeared on Science-Based Medicine.Why Should You Worry About My Vaccinated Child If Being Anti-Vaccine Works So Well
Del Bigtree and Toby Rogers, the authoritarians behind the “medical freedom” movement
The post Why Should You Worry About My Vaccinated Child If Being Anti-Vaccine Works So Well first appeared on Science-Based Medicine.Why Does Dr. Vinay Prasad Refuse to Answer Questions About His Job Performance at the FDA?
Although he took softball questions from MAHA sycophant Bari Weiss, Dr. Vinay Prasad, a public servant, refuses to leave his safe space to answer tough, but fair questions from credible reporters like Lizzy Lawrence.
The post Why Does Dr. Vinay Prasad Refuse to Answer Questions About His Job Performance at the FDA? first appeared on Science-Based Medicine.Implausible Apple Cider Vinegar Weight Loss Study Retracted
When a trial has results that defy basic biology, it's reasonable to be skeptical.
The post Implausible Apple Cider Vinegar Weight Loss Study Retracted first appeared on Science-Based Medicine.Glyphosate Remains Controversial
Glyphosate is the most used herbicide in the world, with farmer applying about 750 million kg per year. The US is the heaviest user, responsible for 19% of global use. The chemical is popular among industrial farmers because it is safe and effective, and yet it also remains highly controversial. It is also back in the news, and so an update on […]
The post Glyphosate Remains Controversial first appeared on Science-Based Medicine.MAHA: Everything old is new again, except this time antiscience cranks (like Stanislaw Burzynski) are in charge
Returning from my hiatus, I couldn't decide on a specific new topic, mainly because so much bad stuff happened in my absence. So, in this post I back up a bit to reflect on how RFK Jr.'s "make America healthy again" is nothing new. What is new is that the antiscience-cranks are in charge.
The post MAHA: Everything old is new again, except this time antiscience cranks (like Stanislaw Burzynski) are in charge first appeared on Science-Based Medicine.Is the FDA is Hiding “Evidence” the COVID Vaccine Killed Children?
It's everything anti-vaxxers have been crowing about for decades.
The post Is the FDA is Hiding “Evidence” the COVID Vaccine Killed Children? first appeared on Science-Based Medicine.MD Enshittification
Enshittification, also known as crapification and platform decay, is a process in which two-sided online products and services decline in quality over time. As some of you may be aware, I was an Infectious Disease (ID) physician for almost 40 years, retiring 3 years ago. My practice was almost entirely concerned with taking care of patients in several acute care hospitals. So […]
The post MD Enshittification first appeared on Science-Based Medicine.The Red Marks of Pseudo-Medicine: Gua Sha
Claiming that an inflammatory response to injury is inherently therapeutic is a massive leap of faith.
The post The Red Marks of Pseudo-Medicine: Gua Sha first appeared on Science-Based Medicine.The FDA: Promoting Quack Nostrums Based on “Incredible Stories” While Rejecting Vaccines Despite Successful RCTs
"Vaccines are radioactive now."
The post The FDA: Promoting Quack Nostrums Based on “Incredible Stories” While Rejecting Vaccines Despite Successful RCTs first appeared on Science-Based Medicine.2026: State Legislatures as Vectors of Health Misinformation and Anti-Science
Anti-science health legislation doesn't just reflect misinformation; it institutionalizes it, cementing false beliefs into population-level risks.
The post 2026: State Legislatures as Vectors of Health Misinformation and Anti-Science first appeared on Science-Based Medicine.Latest Autism Data
In April of 2025, HHS secretary RFK Jr. stated: “The autism epidemic is running rampant,” said U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. “One in 31 American children born in 2014 are disabled by autism. That’s up significantly from two years earlier and nearly five times higher than when the CDC first started running autism surveys in children […]
The post Latest Autism Data first appeared on Science-Based Medicine.The ICEmen Cometh
The potential effects of the current ICE actions on public health
The post The ICEmen Cometh first appeared on Science-Based Medicine.The peptide craze sweeping America has a fan in RFK Jr
This could lead to less FDA oversight just when more is needed
The post The peptide craze sweeping America has a fan in RFK Jr first appeared on Science-Based Medicine.MAHA Leaders Are Recycling COVID Myths to Minimize Measles
Once again, everything old is new again. The circle of disinformation is complete.
The post MAHA Leaders Are Recycling COVID Myths to Minimize Measles first appeared on Science-Based Medicine.Pandemic Revisionism Is a Pretext for MAHA Vandalism
My YouTube channel is a reliable history of the pandemic. The NY Times is not.
The post Pandemic Revisionism Is a Pretext for MAHA Vandalism first appeared on Science-Based Medicine.The Data Is In – Exercise Is Good For You
Many times in my career I have sat across from a patient who expressed that they are getting serious about their health, and then rattle off a list of things that they are doing to improve their health – all mostly worthless. I do not blame them – they are victims of a self-help, supplement, and wellness industry that has completely mislead […]
The post The Data Is In – Exercise Is Good For You first appeared on Science-Based Medicine.Pandemic Gurus: If You Can’t Defend MAHA Doctors Today, Then You Must Discard Everything They Said Regarding COVID.
Had MAHA doctors been in charge in 2020, when COVID swamped our hospitals and morgues, they would have brought the same level of malevolence and incompetence they are displaying today.
The post Pandemic Gurus: If You Can’t Defend MAHA Doctors Today, Then You Must Discard Everything They Said Regarding COVID. first appeared on Science-Based Medicine.Lysenkoism 2.0 continues: Podcast Jay wants to turn NIH into the “research arm” of MAHA
NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya has recently said that he wants to transform the NIH into the "research arm of MAHA" and a "central driver of the MAHA agenda." Lysenkoism 2.0 continues apace at NIH.
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