"A statement of fact cannot be insolent." The miscellaneous ramblings of a surgeon/scientist on medicine, quackery, science, and pseudoscience (and anything else that interests him).

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Antivaccine nonsense Medicine

Steve “Debate me, bro” Kirsch is at it again with SIDS and The Great Autism Debate

Post author By Orac
Post date September 30, 2023
40 Comments on Steve “Debate me, bro” Kirsch is at it again with SIDS and The Great Autism Debate

Steve Kirsch, bully, collaborate — Steve Kirsch, spreading disinformation. Again.

Tech bro turned COVID-19 conspiracy theorist and antivaxxer is back spreading more misinformation about vaccines and SIDS.

Tags antivaccine, COVID-19, COVID-19 denial, COVID-19 vaccine, detective, Helen Grus, Jennifer, Neil Miller, police, police officer, sids, Steve Kirsch, sudden infant death syndrome, sudden unexpected infant death, SUIDS, vaccine, vaccines

Antivaccine nonsense Bad science Medicine

Quoth Phillip Buckhaults: Oh, no! There’s DNA in COVID-19 vaccines!

Post author By Orac
Post date September 21, 2023
62 Comments on Quoth Phillip Buckhaults: Oh, no! There’s DNA in COVID-19 vaccines!

It’s back! Just when you thought the “DNA in vaccines” stupidity had subsided, it’s back, courtesy of Dr. Phillip Buckhaults.

Tags antivaccine, cancer, COVID-19, COVID-19 denial, COVID-19 vaccine, Phillip Buckhaults, South Carolina, vaccines

Antivaccine nonsense Medicine

Dr. Vinay Prasad embraces antivax “do not comply” messaging

Post author By Orac
Post date September 18, 2023
98 Comments on Dr. Vinay Prasad embraces antivax “do not comply” messaging

COVID-19 “contrarians” like Dr. Vinay Prasad have long complained about being labelled “antivaccine,” which they view as unfair. Why, then, do they embrace antivax messages like “do not comply,” even if they don’t use the exact words?