The adults left the room, and quacks filled the seats. Public health isn’t being guided by science anymore—it’s being steered by loyalty, entitlement, and conspiracy theories
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What About the Children? (And Other Dangerous Questions)
It's an overused phrase: "it's all about the children," or "what about the children?" The question I have in all of this is—if you really cared about children, why don’t you do things to promote child welfare instead of hindering it? Before I delve into all this lovely bit of commentary, let me say a …
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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 …
The Real Epidemic: Bullshit in a Lab Coat
Fuck you, Andrew Wakefield. And Jenny McCarthy too, while we're at it. I’ve blogged about this before, but every so often, this particular rage bubble boils back to the surface like a poorly treated infection. And I get it—truly, I do. Finding out your child is autistic is life-altering. It brings …