Fake news didn’t just become a problem because of Trump, or the pandemic. It’s been around for a long while. The problem can’t begin to be solved unless the medical and scientific community accepts that it has an absolute responsibility to aggressively debunk fake news and defend and support scientific principles. Click here to read…
Right Wing Minority Rule
September 6, 2018 by 19 Comments
The US is not perfect but until recently it has always moved, inexorably, if slowly and fitfully, in the general direction of justice and greatness. The best and undeniable example of this in recent times is the election of Barack Obama, something which would have been unthinkable at any other time in our history. But…
Scott Gottlieb’s Sham Ideology Rejects Clinical Trials
March 14, 2017 by 3 Comments
Donald Trump has nominated Scott Gottlieb to be the next FDA Commissioner. To his credit, Gottlieb is not certifiably crazy like several of the other candidates who were reported to be under consideration for the job. But he is is a deeply conservative ideologue who is determined to reduce the government’s role in healthcare. On two occasions in…
For Scott Gottlieb, Business Trumps Health
March 14, 2017 by Leave a Comment
Donald Trump has nominated Scott Gottlieb to be the next FDA Commissioner. To his credit, Gottlieb is not certifiably crazy like several of the other candidates who were reported to be under consideration for the job. But he is is a deeply conservative ideologue who is determined to reduce the government’s role in healthcare. On two occasions in…
Telling People What They Want To Hear: Alt-Med And Donald Trump
December 4, 2016 by 12 Comments
Donald Trump won* the election because he told people what they wanted to hear. Alternative medicine is growing in popularity because it tells people what they want to hear. Of course, there’s a big difference between telling people what they want to hear and actually delivering on those promises. He can say it as often as he…
How The Internet Brought Us Donald Trump
November 20, 2016 by 4 Comments
Does the internet expand our world? Does it lead us to a broader and richer view of our world and ourselves? It seemed like a simple question. The year was 1994 and the internet was still new. I was sitting in a classroom full of MIT students as a guest during my year as a…
Trump’s Risk For A Cardiac Event Is Seven Times Hilary Clinton’s Risk
October 5, 2016 by 6 Comments
Editor’s note: The following guest post is reprinted with permission from Dr. Anthony Pearson, a cardiologist who is the medical director of the Echocardiography Laboratory and Anticoagulation Clinic at St. Lukes Hospital, Chesterfield, Missouri. Dr. Pearson writes The Skeptical Cardiologist blog, where this post originally appeared. Donald Trump recently appeared on the Dr. Oz show and handed a letter to the…
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