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Oct 15, 2026Is it a cow or is it dobutamine? -
Oct 2, 2026NEJM has published the retatrutide study— the weight loss is astonishing. -
Oct 1, 2026NEJM has published the retatrutide study— the weight loss is astonishing.
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Sep 22, 2026When you don’t acknowledge trade offs you can’t take a principled stance. -
Sep 17, 2026There are a lot of emotions among doctors and academics about what AI will mean for their practice and lives. -
Sep 14, 2026I have never seen a business advertise itself so heavily with the “Be careful, we might kill you” motto— but that is certainly the case for AI. -
Sep 10, 2026In the last month, we have heard about two, exciting cancer drug success stories. -
Sep 7, 2026A recent NYTimes op-ed made the case that the reason we don’t have more cures is no longer the science, but upstream trials bureaucracy within the the FDA. -
Sep 3, 2026Josh Shapiro has failed... -
Sep 2, 2026Free advice to the governor and other politicians regarding public health. -
Sep 1, 2026Free advice to the governor and other politicians regarding public health.
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Aug 28, 2026Nature medicine strikes out... again. -
Aug 26, 2026The sentiment is spot on, even if the solution is impractical. -
Aug 25, 2026The sentiment is spot on, even if the solution is impractical.
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Aug 24, 2026Steven Pinker is right about the question, but wrong about the answer. -
Aug 21, 2026A french trial says no-- is the trial useful? -
Aug 20, 2026A french trial says no-- is the trial useful?
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Aug 14, 2026There's no shortage of people complaining about cuts to science funding. Of course, they have a bias. If you're enjoying an academic career living off public funds, you're not going... -
Aug 13, 2026The media loves false and misleading statistics when they fit the liberal narrative -
Aug 12, 2026The media loves false and misleading statistics when they fit the liberal narrative
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Aug 7, 2026Former Covid Czar says lab leak, and who is responsible for decisions politicians or scientist. -
Aug 5, 2026Regarding Anthony Fauci, Former White House COVID Czar Ashish Jha says: -
Aug 4, 2026The Overton window keeps shifting... -
Jul 29, 2026Rand Paul continues to investigate Anthony Fauci and has released his diary. -
Jul 22, 2026How low is too low to be helpful... -
Jul 15, 2026At times, it feels like the New York Times understands the pitfalls and limitations of cancer screening.
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Jul 13, 2026What interventions save lives? -
Jul 9, 2026Dr Prasad is a physician, professor, writer, and former senior government official. -
Jul 8, 2026Who gains? and Who loses? -
Jul 3, 2026Do the questions tell us more than the answers? -
Jun 16, 2026Just a few weeks ago, the media was breathlessly discussing Hantavirus. I received text messages asking if it could be airborne at work. The panic was widespread. -
Jun 16, 2026A new observational study in the Annals of Oncology and a recent meta-analysis of randomized trials seem to offer different results. -
Jun 15, 2026A new observational study in the Annals of Oncology and a recent meta-analysis of randomized trials seem to offer different results.
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Jun 9, 2026Does having kids improve your brain, or are people with "better brains" more likely to have kids?
