A solid majority of people believe demonstrably false claims about health. The Age of Endarkenment is here. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Annual flu vaccine no longer required for U.S. military, Hegseth says The move alarmed some public health experts, who warned that it would weaken troop readiness.

The current crop of anti-science idiots in government are doing their best to make America weaker and sicker- www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

I wish these studies could translate their metrics for "light," "moderate," and "vigorous" into more accessible terms. METs or METmin are tough enough to get out of a smartwatch and app, and ">400milligravity" is pretty opaque. Does this translate to %MaxHR, for example?

Unbelievable. The power of doubtmongering.👇

📣 TO BE CLEAR: vaccines hugely studied & have saved millions and millions of lives, mostly children.

More Americans doubt vaccine safety than trust it, POLITICO Poll finds www.politico.com/news/2026/04...

Oz is the same person he’s always been over the last 15 years —> now he just has power.

Disappointed to see how many people sane wash the guy for profit motives.

He continues to say ridiculous and embarrassing statements in an attempt masquerade as a serious person.

He is a charlatan.

Joe Rogan is Taking WHAT Out of His Body? Longevity influencers are removing plasma from their body to remove toxins and microplastics. Doctors are baffled at how people are twisting the uses of a legitimate medical procedure.

These people are making extremely dangerous choices and convincing others to do the same. Plasmapheresis is a risky medical procedure with absolutely no benefit for healthy people. Whoever is performing this for Rogan and his ilk should not be allowed near patients.

www.yahoo.com/health/treat...

The ostrich con: Arguments to save birds from cull in B.C. were based on falsehoods, evidence shows | CBC News The 10-month standoff on a B.C. ostrich farm last year was the most expensive poultry cull in Canada’s history. A fifth estate investigation reveals the campaign to save the ostriches was based on fal...

Are we surprised the kerfuffle was based on lies? Nope.

The ostrich con: Arguments to save birds from cull in B.C. were based on falsehoods, evidence shows www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Consensus definitions for infectious urinary tract disease in dogs and cats.

Speaking the same language is critical for consistent and accurate surveillance, communication and guidelines, but some terminology is pretty loose and variable.

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Influencers tout injectable peptides as key to youth and beauty. Scientists say they're 'a giant scam' | CBC Radio Crocodile dung. Tapeworms. Raw meat facials. Yes, at some point in history these wildly popular — and wildly unproven — treatments were how people tried to stay young. Right now, plenty of influencers...

Injectable peptides touted as new fountain of youth. But the science isn't there www.cbc.ca/radio/inject...

"The evidence for these things vs the claims that people make is essentially empty."

Me: "classic case of 'science-ploitation' (using language of real science to push unproven bunk).

Since there is little we can currently do about the genetic factors, looking for potentially modifiable aspects of aging biology seems worthwhile. Sadly, this too often leads to injudicious extrapolation from preliminary research and a proliferation of "influencers."

Previous analyses found a much lower genetic influence because the population studied was born when environmental risk factors shortened lifespan more severely than today, leaving less room for genes to work. The "heritability" of lifespan seems somewhat contextual.

Well...This Seems Bad... YouTube video by Hank Green

Hank Green on why we maybe should not go back to a demon-haunted world. youtu.be/qWDMXKEZgq0?...

When Oz says “things your family used to do for you” he’s talking about unpaid, undervalued, mostly female labor back in a time when fewer women had to work outside the home, and families were also much bigger. It’s misogynistic as hell, and ignores today’s economic realities.

You can’t ban conversion therapy, which increases risk of suicide. But you can ban gender affirming care, which decreases risk of suicide. It’s almost like, and hear me out, they want people that they don’t think should exist to…not exist. Hell, if it does exist, will be cozier than they deserve.

Chiropractic Paleoanthropologists Discover Neanderthal Subluxations Port Orange, FL - Shocking the scientific community today, and perhaps taking the first steps towards a new theory on the history of human evolution, chiropractic paleoanthropologists working at the I...

Chiropractic Paleoanthropologists Discover Neanderthal Subluxations

“After a consensus vote confirmed their findings, the team set out to explain why the C-4, C-6, T-2, T-8, L-4, and L-5 vertebrae were affected in the two Neanderthals.”

www.knudsensnews.com/post/chiropr...

“Vice President JD Vance thinks aliens are visiting earth and that they are Demons” is the most “I wish Carl Sagan were alive” moment I’ve had in a while.

Not just funny, but a great illustration of cognitive bias... 😂

Workers who fall for ‘corporate bullshit’ may be worse at their jobs, study finds New study finds that employees impressed by corporate speak may be least equipped to make effective decisions

Corporate bullshit – "let's optimize & leverage that synergizing pivot!" – sooooo grating!

Study: Workers who fall for ‘corporate bullshit’ worse at jobs
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Workers "impressed by corporate speak may be the least equipped to make effective" business decisions.

A while ago, we launched WormsAndGermsMap, for crowd-based reporting of infectious diseases in companion animals

It didn't really work out, in large part because the tech wasn't ready (at least in our $ range)

But, since tech (and diseases) have advanced, we're trying again
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Yes, increased cost is important. But more important in my opinion is that more kids, mostly poor black kids, will suffer pain, infections, missed school days, worse sleep, etc, and all because of garbage pseudoscience fueled misinformation and disinformation.

UMN researchers discover new urinary stone—and a likely cause The Minnesota Urolith Center has discovered a new type of urinary stone that is associated with supplements or diets containing a particular compound, called Calcium Tartrate Tetrahydrate.

Biology is complex. Everything has risks and benefits. Maybe fresh diets do more good than harm, but we shouldn't assume they do no harm.

profiles-vetmed.umn.edu/article/umn-...

Antiviral resistance in cats….let’s not screw up our game changing drugs Maureen’s going to give me grief over the length of this post but it’s an important topic and one that has a lot of issues to consider. So, let’s dig in

We finally have a cure for FIP, but it’s not FDA approved. In fact it’s technically not legal, FDA will look the other way if we are using it for FIP. Now we have vets using it for enteric corona or FCGS. Not only risking resistance, but enforcement. By @scottweese.bsky.social #Vetmedsky

Raw Pet Food & Pathogens: UK Surveillance I haven’t written about raw diets lately (beyond risks from H5N1 influenza, particularly in cats), but that doesn't mean the risks from these diets have

Not surprising, but yet another study shows potentially dangerous bacteria in raw pet food. Really no benefits to feeding raw, so the risk just isn't worth taking!

www.wormsandgermsblog.com/2026/03/arti...

Nice perm! ;-)

Federal judge stalls health secretary RFK Jr.’s overhaul of vaccine policy Breaking: A federal judge on Monday stalled major parts of health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s campaign to remake vaccine policy in the U.S.

BREAKING: Federal judge stalls RFK's reconstitution of ACIP and childhood vaccine schedule, saying it likely violated the law (APA)

story is developing and will be updated!

www.statnews.com/2026/03/16/k...

Preventing Glass Collisions - American Bird Conservancy Collisions with glass are a leading cause of bird mortality. The good news is that they are a problem we can solve. Explore American Bird Conservancy’s solutions, like tested products for windows at h...

I tried decals but still had a bird strike. They may help but more intrusive coverings may be more effective. I eventually went with paracord every 4 inches, and so far so good! abcbirds.org/solutions/pr...

There’s no evidence that an alcohol swab before injections of vaccines has any effect on infection. One small RCT shows no benefit. Looking from a #onehealth standpoint, we don’t wipe visibly clean animal skin before pretty much any SQ or IM injection. I’ve *never* seen an infected injection site.

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I've been seeing a bunch of posts lately from so-called "animal communicators," This is nonsense, emotionally manipulative and wrong. No one should make important medical or life decisions based on this kind of fantasy. skeptvet.com/2010…

That's how I felt about Arcane. Good is good, regardless of the medium or intended audience.