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Quackwatch, which is operated by Stephen Barrett, M.D., is a network of Web sites and mailing lists maintained by the Center for Inquiry (CFI). The sites focus on health frauds, myths, fads, fallacies, and misconduct.
"Kennedy’s position is a shocking dereliction of duty. He is one of the most influential public health officials in the federal government, and vaccinations are certainly under his purview." www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
Opinion | RFK Jr.'s refusal to 'give advice' on vaccines is in fact dangerous advice
The health secretary's claim that his views on vaccinations are "irrelevant" is an anti-vaxxer strategy.
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"The video promotes homeopathy as effective against a variety of health problems including impetigo, psoriasis, neurosyphilis, autism, polycystic ovary syndrome, addiction, and AIDS." skepticalinquirer.org/exclusive/be...
Be Wary of ‘Introducing Homeopathy,’ an Industry-Supported Propaganda Video | Skeptical Inquirer
I recently learned that Children’s Health Defense (CHD) has endorsed the extraordinarily nonsensical healing system known as homeopathy. CHD, the misinforma ...
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"An internal MAHA battle is breaking out between an HHS employee who co-founded a health care payments company and a CEO of a rival company" www.politico.com/news/2025/05...
Wellness CEO files ethics complaint against top RFK Jr. adviser
An internal MAHA battle is breaking out between an HHS employee who co-founded a health care payments company and a CEO of a rival company.
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"The River Church of Cincinnati, led by pastor Cory Bowman – half-brother of Vice President JD Vance and Republican candidate for Mayor of Cincinnati – has repeatedly promoted faith healing on social media," www.citybeat.com/news/cincinn...
Cincinnati Mayoral Candidate Cory Bowman Wants to Cure Your Cancer with Christ
The River Church, founded and led by JD Vance’s brother, has promoted videos of churchgoers claiming their ailments were healed by God through Bowman’s hands, a power he doesn’t deny.
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CFI is a community of freethinkers, activist, leaders, atheists, and humanists who advocate for science literacy and rational thinking in examining religion and other extraordinary claims.
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In homeopathy, the less of something you take, the more powerful it becomes. @skepticalinquirer.bsky.social explains how a 200-year-old placebo ended up in your pharmacy aisle, and why it’s time to stop pretending it works. 🔗 skepticalinquirer.org/2014/09/an-i... #WorldHomeopathyWeek
Sadly, this entirely preventable death is not unexpected. Measles mortality is about 1%. apnews.com/article/meas...
A Texas child who was not vaccinated has died of measles, a first for the US in a decade
A child who was not vaccinated has died from measles in West Texas. It's the first death in an outbreak that began late last month and the first from measles in the U.S. since 2015.
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Dying is just one of the potential complications of measles: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ErfH...
What ANTIVAXXERS don’t want you to know about MEASLES
YouTube video by Back to the Science
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📌 Key facts about measles: Recent social media posts claiming "benefits" of natural measles infection are dangerous misinformation. The science is clear: measles is a serious disease that suppresses the immune system for 2-3 years after infection, making people vulnerable to other illnesses.
The claim that we need to 'finally' investigate chronic disease ignores the thousands who've dedicated their careers to these exact questions. Restructuring scientific institutions under the pretense that no one's asked these questions isn't just wrong—it undermines decades of research & progress.
"Almost 10 years after being directed to regulate unregistered health practitioners to better protect the public, some jurisdictions still haven't got around to it." www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02...
Calls for greater regulation as people running 'wellness centres out of their living room'
Almost 10 years after being directed to regulate unregistered health practitioners to better protect the public, some parts of Australia still haven't got around to it.
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CBD cures ALL THE THINGS... no evidence just go to the checkout
Kennedy claims he's a science person after: A. Ignoring much of the data about thimerosal and including junk science in his thimerosal book. B. Denying HIV in his Fauci book. C. Repeatedly making false claims about vaccines. He's not a science person. Just anti-vaccine.
Wow. Caroline Kennedy breaks her silence on RFK Jr in a message to Senators: “We grew up together. It’s no surprise that he keeps birds of prey as pets because Bobby himself is a predator. He enjoyed showing off by putting baby chickens & mice in a blender to feed to his hawks.”
A public health disaster is already in motion. Confirming RFK Jr. will erase hope of avoiding it. Those who used a playbook similar to the one RFK Jr. wants to implement caused hundreds of thousands of deaths. Can history just not repeat itself this time? youtu.be/urdsabwaO_A
How to create a public health disaster
YouTube video by Debunk the Funk with Dr. Wilson
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A benefit of prior vaccination when there's a breakthrough infection: putting the brakes on a maladaptive innate immune response www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Prior vaccination prevents overactivation of innate immune responses during COVID-19 breakthrough infection
SARS-CoV-2 breakthrough infections in previously vaccinated individuals are characterized by reduced activation of innate immune responses.
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"William Makis is a guy who calls himself an oncologist and cancer researcher online but he is in fact neither of those things " www.youtube.com/watch?app=de...
This will make you mad
YouTube video by Debunk the Funk with Dr. Wilson
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"Dr John Campbell is still banging on about white #clots being found by embalmers in corpses. His claims have become so ridiculous that he is now the laughing stock of the medical and scientific community. "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6qO6x56aTc
Clotfest! How John Campbell became the laughing stock of the medical & scientific community
YouTube video by Back to the Science
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Scientific research shows that #vaccines significantly reduce dementia risk by preventing diseases that increase the risk of #dementia and #Alzheimers. They may also have non-specific immune responses to reduce risk. www.skepticalraptor.com/skepticalrap...
Vaccines significantly reduce dementia risk
Research indicates that vaccines, including flu, Tdap, and shingles vaccines, may significantly reduce the risk of dementia.
skepticalraptor.com
Therapeutic HPV vaccine reduces pre-cancerous cervical dysplasia
Therapeutic HPV vaccine reduces pre-cancerous cervical dysplasia
A phase 2 study showed that the investigational therapeutic HPV vaccine Vvax001 is effective in treating cervical intraepithelial neoplasia grade 3 (CIN3). Results indicated significant tumor size…
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