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May 23, 2025 · 5 min read
Edit: June 2, 2025. And now we learn that many of the citations in this report are fabricated. That is, they don’t exist. Of course. Why RFK is a Broken Clock. More than 40% of kids in the U.S. now have at least one chronic illness. That’s not a typo. According to the “Make Our […]
Edit: June 2, 2025. And now we learn that many of the citations in this report are fabricated. That is, they don’t exist. Of course. Why RFK is a Broken Clock. More than 40% of kids in the U.S. now have at least one chronic illness. That’s not a typo. According to the “Make Our […]
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In America, your zip code, skin color, and how institutions treat you still say a lot about how long—and how well—you’ll live. But what if we stopped managing crises and instead rewired the system to help everyone thrive? That’s the radical idea behind a new systems model published in PLOS ONE. The study doesn’t just […]
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How Misinformation Spreads—and How Public Health Can Push Back Vaccine myths. Mask flip-flops. Twitter-fueled conspiracy loops. In the wake of COVID-19, misinformation about health has gone from frustrating to fatal, and no one has studied it more closely than Dr. Matthew Facciani. A social psychologist, author, and misinformation researcher, Matthew brings clarity to the chaos […]
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It starts with a scan. A blur of grayscale swirls across an MRI screen. Somewhere in that grainy image could be the beginning of something devastating—or nothing at all. For years, doctors have relied on experience, instinct, and traditional imaging tools to make these calls. But now, artificial intelligence is changing the game. And not […]
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If you’ve ever tackled a systematic review, you know how important it is to find all the relevant research. But did you know that many reviews fall short just because they don’t search enough databases? A groundbreaking 2017 study by Bramer and colleagues shows that your search strategy might be missing key studies—unless you’re searching […]
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My cousin-in-law (if that’s a real relationship) works for one of the big pharma companies in mRNA research. Just like us front-line people, he’s sketched out. We spoke over the weekend about the tension in just riding this out as opposed to trying to making a different. And, as we’ve seen, many LA peeps are […]
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