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For some time, I had suspected that the stupidity of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. runs deep. Just how deep, is a surprise even to me. Let me give you just two examples from a choice of plenty: EXAMPLE No 1 In January 2026, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. released far-reaching new Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2025–2030. […]

Quackademia, a term created [as far as I remember] by David Colquhoun for the infiltration of quackery into academia, has often been discussed on this blog, e.g.: Quackademia in Canada: the first bachelor’s degree in Traditional Chinese Medicine Quackademia galore: An Oxford ‘university’ starts a course in ‘veterinary chiropractic’ Quackademia at its most rampant: the […]

Guest post by Ken McLeod It seems like it was a century ago, but it’s been only six years since the COVID19 pandemic hit the world. Governments reacted in similar ways implementing severe public health measures such as lockdowns and mandatory wearing of facemasks. When those public health measures hit, they hit hard. The city […]

The effect of calcium, vitamin D, or combined supplementation on fractures and falls in adults were assessed in this systematic review and meta-analysis. Randomised clinical trials were eligible, if they compared calcium, vitamin D, or combined supplementation with placebo or no treatment in adults (≥18 years) not receiving drug treatment for osteoporosis. The primary outcome...

Ten years ago, I wrote a blog post entitled “Data fabrication in China is an ‘open secret’”. Even though this seems chauvinistic and/or xenophobic, I often quote it (the last time yesterday) because it is, I think, hugely important for interpreting the plethora of studies that currently come out of China. But perhaps it is […]