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What makes a physician become an antivaxer?

Dr. Douglas Mackenzie, represented by Richard Jaffe
"Whatchoo talkin' about, Willis?" Yes, before his lawsuit, Dr. Mackenzie appeared in VAXXED videos.

Even though they should know better based on their training, too many physicians embrace the dark side and become antivaccine. How does this happen? What personality traits common among physicians can facilitate a descent into pseudoscience?

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Federal biomedical science policy under Donald Trump, nearly 100 days in

In less than two weeks, the Trump administration will have passed that magical “first 100 days” marker. Let’s check in and see how Donald Trump is shaping federal biomedical policy thus far. Hint: It’s deregulation über alles.

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A “teachable moment”: Guggie Daly goes full Orwellian to promote antivaccine beliefs

Antivaxer Guggie Daly thinks that manipulating and twisting speech will help spread her antivaccine message. She could be right, but fortunately she's just bad at it.

Antivaxer Guggie Daly thinks that manipulating and twisting speech will help spread her antivaccine message. She could be right, but fortunately for prescience advocates she’s just really bad at it.

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It’s a strange world, after all: Orac vs. The Shat and fake news over…Autism Speaks?

How Orac imagines William Shatner as appearing when he's Tweeting.

Orac is attacked by Capt. Kirk using fake news over the course of several days. Truly, it is a strange world.

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Make measles great again? Our Michigan legislature is doing its best to bring back epidemics of vaccine-preventable diseases.

The depths of stupidity to which the Michigan state legislature will stoop never cease to amaze me. This time, legislators are doing their damnedest to make measles great again.