"A statement of fact cannot be insolent." The miscellaneous ramblings of a surgeon/scientist on medicine, quackery, science, and pseudoscience (and anything else that interests him).

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Ebola, "right-to-try," and placebo legislation

Post author By Orac
Post date October 28, 2014
70 Comments on Ebola, "right-to-try," and placebo legislation

One of the biggest medical conspiracy theories for a long time has been that there exist out there all sorts of fantastic cures for cancer and other deadly diseases but you can’t have them because (1) “they” don’t want you to know about them (as I like to call it, the Kevin Trudeau approach) and/or […]

Bioethics Cancer Clinical trials Medicine Politics Science Skepticism/critical thinking

The cruel sham of “right to try” comes to Michigan

Post author By Orac
Post date August 14, 2014
49 Comments on The cruel sham of “right to try” comes to Michigan

There are times when supporting science-based health policy and opposing health policies that sound compassionate but are not are easily portrayed as though I’m opposing mom, apple pie, and the American flag. One such type of misguided policy that I’ve opposed is a category of bills that have been finding their way into state legislatures […]

Tags Abigail Alliance, Arizona, Arlene Kalley, clinical trials, colorado, Food and Drug Administration, Goldwater Institute, John Pappageorge<, Kefauver-Harris Amendments, legislation, Louisiana, Michigan, Michigan Senate, Michigan Senate Health Policy Committee, Missouri, right to try, Terry Kalley

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