Medical misinformation thrives on confidence, not competence. During COVID, social media turned opinion into “fact”—with real consequences.
Tag: Evidence Based Medicine
We Were Promised Flying Cars
We grew up expecting the apocalypse—and instead got stagnation, superstition, and missed scientific leaps. Why don’t we have flying cars? Maybe the answer has less to do with technology and more to do with control.
FUBAR: How America Is Deliberately Destroying Its Own Healthcare
A frustrated, profanity-tinged rant about the deliberate dismantling of American healthcare, the rise of medical conspiracy theories, and the dangerous political decisions putting millions at risk.
The Stakes of Science
As I was standing there fishing in Appalachia today I was thinking about yesterday's post. I realized a couple of things that I didn't include and so I'm going to say them now. First off, I've lived the better part of 60 years on this planet, and I remember when we didn’t have vaccines …