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Germ theory denialism and antivaccination myths on Medscape

I’ve lamented time and time again how much woo has managed to infiltrate academic medicine, even to the point where prestigious medical schools such as Harvard and Yale have fallen under its sway. I’ve even gone so far as to lament that resistance is futile when it comes to the rising tide of woo threatening […]

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Entertainment/culture Humor

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle? Or: When tortoises attack

I realize half the world has probably seen this, given that it’s been making the rounds on the Internet last week, but it amused me to no end: http://view.break.com/293055 – Watch more free videos Don’t mess with Leonardo. Or is it Leonardo? Or Raphael? Or Donatello? No doubt this little guy is protecting Master Splinter […]

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Announcements Medicine

Cancer research blogging on a lazy Saturday in August

It’s Saturday, and what better way to spend it than in front of the computer? Who cares if it’s sunny and in the low 80s, temperature-wise? Why would you care about that when there’s so much great blogging about science, specifically cancer research, at the latest installment of the 12th Edition of the Cancer Research […]

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Announcements Blogging Science

The ScienceBlogs Meetup is set

I mentioned last week that I was going to be in New York the weekend of August 9, the better to commune with my fellow Borg at the Cube (no, not that cube, although I may have to make a stop there too) in Manhattan known as Seed Media Group. As part of the festivities, […]

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Medicine Skepticism/critical thinking

Steve Novella weighs in on doctor-bashing

For those out there who think it was “beneath” me to have responded to PhysioProf’s rants about doctors and medical students last week, I present to you Steve Novella’s take on the matter. Leave it to Steve to generalize the issue beyond my relatively narrow take on the matter. I also point out that Steve […]