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Antivaccine nonsense Medicine Quackery

Better late than never, the ABIM finally revokes two board certifications

The ABIM vs. Pierre Kory and Paul Marik
Drs. Pierre Kory and Paul Marik's conception of themselves doesn't quite match the ABIM conception of what they are.

The American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) has finally revoked the Board certifications of two prominent COVID quacks, Drs. Paul Marik and Pierre Kory. What took so long?

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Antivaccine nonsense Medicine Quackery

A female physician responds to hack journalist Paul Thacker

The FLCCC flogs ivermectin, fellow

After being forced through legal threats to “apologize” by a bunch of quacks and attacked by a hack journalist, Dr. Allison Neitzel tells her side of the story with respect to the hack. It’s a sad story, but I would much rather have her in my profession than the quacks who threatened her.

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Antivaccine nonsense Medicine Quackery

Big antivax sites amplify Paul Thacker’s hit piece on Dr. Allison Neitzel

Children's Health Defense

A week ago, Dr. Allison Neitzel posted an “apology” to some particularly odious antivax quacks. Predictably, the big antivax sites went into high gear to use the forced apology to amplify attacks on her.

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Antivaccine nonsense Medicine Politics

Physicians are their own worst enemies with respect to misinformation

A recent study found that physicians and scientists who are perceived as “experts” are prevalent within the antivax community and more influential because of their status as physicians and scientists. Why do physicians continue to tolerate antivax quacks within our ranks?

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Antivaccine nonsense Cancer Medicine Quackery

Are ivermectin and fenbendazole the new laetrile? (Part two: ivermectin)

Ivermectin propaganda
This is an example of propaganda that promotes ivermectin as a cure for COVID-19. (It's also being promoted for cancer.)

Last week, I noticed fenbendazole being “repurposed” to treat cancer. Now it’s ivermectin. Truly, in the age of COVID-19 these two drugs are the new laetrile.