Friends of Science in Medicine
What’s been happening around the world of science and medicine.
New CDC data confirms continued rise in sexually transmitted diseases: Chlamydia, which is the most commonly reported STD, is not the most prevalent. That would be HPV, a vaccine-preventable viral infection linked to genital warts and cervical cancer”.
Evidence on acupuncture therapies is underused in clinical practice and health policy: “It has been shown repeatedly that acupuncture studies originating from China never show negative findings, strongly suggesting one or more sources of bias… Recently, the Beijing Municipal Science and … [Read more...]
How Healy members lie & exploit with voodoo-science | Healy | Vulture Watch: FSM recently consulted on Vulture Watch’s episode on Healy (the MLM company selling pseudoscientific bioresonance devices). You can watch the video below.
Healy World Australia Pty Ltd fined $26,640 for alleged unlawful advertising of a TENS device: A win for FSM who have been advocating for action on the unlawful advertising of a device marketed by Healy World Australia as part of … [Read more...]
Why is there now such an affinity between anti-vaxxers and fascism? “Nor was this the first time that the Proud Boys and other fascists have appeared at anti-vaccine rallies. For example, in July Proud Boys showed up at an anti-vaccine … [Read more...]
The misinformation dilemma: “Social media now adds a new layer. First, it obliterates any remnants of an editorial filter. Literally anyone can communicate with a wide audience. The cranks on the corner are given a megaphone. Further, computer algorithms … [Read more...]
The Five Stages Of Anti-Vax Angst: Trying to deal with anti-vaxxers can be extremely taxing. So here we have the: THE FIVE STAGES OF ANTI-VAX ANGST (The author thinks US President Joe Biden has reached stage 3):
Stage 1: Disbelief… [Read more...]
Friends of Science in Medicine, Australia – the 10th Anniversary: Friends of Science in Medicine celebrated its 10th birthday last month. In memory of our beginnings, here is an article by FSM President Ken Harvey, guest blogging for the … [Read more...]
FSM was launched on the 20 December 2011 – Happy 10th Anniversary!
Omicron is fuelled by our failure to mount a coordinated global response: “While we struggle with the moment we do not have the luxury of not worrying … [Read more...]