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Daily Archives: March 31, 2021
GG: Journalists Attack the Powerless, Then Self-Victimize to Bar Criticisms of Themselves (3-31-21)
GG: Journalists Attack the Powerless, Then Self-Victimize to Bar Criticisms of Themselves (3-31-21) https://t.co/1FZ92JSgKn — (((Luke Ford))) (@lukeford) March 31, 2021 Chaim: The real political prisoners appear in Luke's chat! Exciting. The Lukasphere has people fired and jailed for anti-semitism, … Continue reading
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The “only 6%” gambit: The latest viral COVID-19 disinformation
Surgeon David Gorski writes: It’s always weird to try to get blogging again after an absence due to a health issue with a member of the family and other pressing issues that were more important than my little side hobby … Continue reading
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The Truth About Dentistry
Dentists seem to have the lowest standards of any profession. Horrifying. No wonder so many commit suicide. From The Atlantic in 2019: When you’re in the dentist’s chair, the power imbalance between practitioner and patient becomes palpable. A masked figure … Continue reading
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The Natural Cures They Don’t Want You To Know About!
Surgeon David Gorski writes: One of the biggest medical conspiracy theories for a long time has been that there exist out there all sorts of fantastic cures for cancer and other deadly diseases but you can’t have them because (1) … Continue reading
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The Problem With Challenge Trials
Marcia Angell writes: There are two specific problems with even the most carefully done challenge studies of a Covid-19 vaccine. First, we still know very little about this novel virus, including what hidden or longterm effects it might have on … Continue reading
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Should antidepressants be used for major depressive disorder?
From a 2019 meta-analysis in the British Medical Journal: Conclusions: The benefits of antidepressants seem to be minimal and possibly without any importance to the average patient with major depressive disorder. Antidepressants should not be used for adults with major … Continue reading
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The 10 Most Controversial Psychology Studies Ever Published
From the British Psychological Society: * 5. Loftus’ “Lost in The Mall” Study In 1995 and ‘96, Elizabeth Loftus, James Coan and Jacqueline Pickrell documented how easy it was to implant in people a fictitious memory of having been lost … Continue reading
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