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AAPS: A crank medical “association” promotes COVID-19 disinformation

AAPS logo
The Association of American Physicians and Surgeons: A medical John Birch Society.

The AAPS is a far right-wing crank medical organization. Unsurprisingly, it’s all in with COVID-19 disinformation and pseudoscience.

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“COVID parties”: Almost certainly an urban legend

Carsyn Leigh Davis: Victim of a "COVID party"?

There have been stories of “COVID parties,” where young people intentionally try to catch COVID-19. They are almost certainly urban legends.

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Bad science Medicine Popular culture Pseudoscience Quackery

Dr. Kelly Victory: Another despicable physician spreading disinformation about COVID-19

Levi Quackenboss, COVID-19 with spike protein, and hydroxychloroquine

Dr. Kelly Victory is spreading dangerous disinformation about COVID-19. It embarrasse me how easily doctors spread this sort of nonsense.

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Medicine Politics Popular culture Science Skepticism/critical thinking

Airborne transmission of COVID-19: The controversy

Airborne transmission?

Last week, 239 scientists in 32 countries published an open letter to the WHO arguing that airborne transmission of COVID-19 occurs and urging it to change its recommendations. What is behind this controversy?

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Henry Ford Hospital hydroxychloroquine trial: Not good evidence that the drug works for COVID-19

Henry Ford Hospital and Harvey Risch

Recently, Henry Ford Hospital published a study of hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19 that showed a benefit. Unfortunately, it was a bias-prone retrospective study. That didn’t stop President Trump from touting the drug again.