4. The Politics of Health

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In this post, I will address fifteen of the most commonly used arguments against vaccines. Throughout this post, you should notice that none of these arguments require a great deal of scientific kn…

Research explores paranoia, dominance, uniqueness, gullibility, and collective narcissism to explain why narcissists are drawn to conspiracy theories.

Belief in COVID-19 conspiracy theories can have severe consequences; it is therefore crucial to understand this phenomenon, in its similarities with g…

First major analysis examines impact across 185 countries since first jab was administered in December 2020

Chance of stillbirth reduced by 15%, researchers find, after examining studies and trials that enrolled 117,552 women

Northrup, once a beloved household name for her holistic approach to medicine, now claims that the coronavirus was part of a plot involving Deep State brainwashing and treacherous depopulation schemes.

'Russia seems to go back to groups that are predisposed to agree with some of its positions, or at least with the idea that Canada should disengage from whatever is…

Brain scans before and after infection showed more loss of gray matter and tissue damage, mostly in areas related to smell, in people who had Covid than in those who did not.

All the usual themes: Secret government alliances, anti-Semitic tropes, and nefarious scientists.

Drugmaker makes $37bn in vaccine sales and predicts bumper year ahead from Covid jabs and pill

Those who are living with disabilities, chronic illnesses or are immunocompromised because of medications or cancer treatment feel that their needs are not being considered as states open back up and lift mask mandates.

Science builds on science

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A text submitted anonymously to Montreal Counter-Info, critiquing covid-denialist, conspiracist, and "anti-lockdown" ideas within the anarchist movement.

The headline of the January 12 Bloomberg.com op/ed says it all: “Say Goodbye to Self-Isolating, WFH Mandates, Mass Testing.” The authors boast, “The balance of power between human and virus is shifting. Better armed against a lesser enemy, our species no longer needs to hide in a bunker waiting for a viral wave to pass.

Red thought “natural” remedies were the cure-all for everything. Nurses are heroes. Not the ones who endanger their patients by refusing to vaccinate during a global pandemic that’s killing millions. Definitely not those. But the 99%+ that are still trying to clean up the mess the anti-vaxxers...

The revenue medical journals earn from reprints is a big incentive to publish studies with positive findings.

Poll: 9 in 10 Americans say doctors should be held accountable for COVID-19 disinformation A new report released today urges state medical licensing bodies to investigate doctors who are deliberately spreading misleading or false COVID-19 information. And an overwhelming majority of the public agree: Nine in 10 Americans say doctors who intentionally spread misinformation about […]