Sanitation, vaccines, control of various environmental factors that affect health, and much more have greatly improved our quality of life and our average lifespan. But…
Both the CDC and the WHO have produced recommendations for circumcision. While there isn’t enough information to create a full plan of action, recommending universal…
In my first article on the measles outbreaks in the Pacific Northwest, I argued that measles vaccination rates have declined little since 1995. Here I’d…
The following is a draft research proposal to investigate the scientific perception and reality of the efficacy and efficiency of B. pertussis vaccines and the…
Introduction Over the last couple of decades, we have learned a lot about the human gut microbiome. Rather than simply being a collection of commensal…
Why do people view the placebo effect as if it’s “no effect?” Consider the following quote by Steven Novella, MD over at “Science Based Medicine.” These…