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5 (more) logical fallacies in the era of RFK Jr. Last month I wrote about 5 logical fallacies that are trending right now in the world of health, and there was a resounding request for round two. So here you have it! But first: why should you care?...

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5 Logical fallacies in the era of RFK Jr. How do we address the firehose of inaccurate information that is flooding the internet right now? It’s tempting to try to play whack-a-mole, tackling one rumor after another, and there is certainly va...

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That feeling when you're ≤28 days, meet @pecarn.bsky.social low risk criteria and avoid the LP. #MemeMonday #SGEMPeds buff.ly/z8rlKqn @thesgem.bsky.social #FOAMed #PedSky #MedSky

KevinMD platforms criticism of MAHA by a “functional medicine” practitioner Although some of the criticisms of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s MAHA movement are spot on, why did KevinMD platform a functional medicine quack to make them?

KevinMD platforms criticism of MAHA by a “functional medicine” practitioner
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How Low Can You Go? jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

SGEM #508: How Low Can You Go? Rethinking Lumbar Punctures in Well-Appearing Febrile Infants thesgem.com/2026/04/sgem... #MedSky @dennisrenmd.bsky.social

SGEM #508: How Low Can You Go? Rethinking Lumbar Punctures in Well-Appearing Febrile Infants - The Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine Reference: Burstein B, et al. Prediction of Bacteremia and Bacterial Meningitis Among Febrile Infants Aged 28 Days or Younger. JAMA. Published online December 08, 2025. Date: April 3, 2026 Guest…

How Low Can You Go? Do all febrile infants ≤28 days need the LP? Dr. Margarita Ramos joins us to talk nerdy with authors, Drs. Burstein and Kuppermann buff.ly/z8rlKqn @pecarn.bsky.social @jama.com @thesgem.bsky.social @childrensnational.bsky.social @hme-mch.bsky.social
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Looks like RFK Jr’s brain is responding in this way.

RFK Jr. Calls Latest Study On Tylenol-Autism Link ‘Garbage' “The study is a garbage study; it should be retracted,” said the health secretary, who has warned pregnant women about taking the painkiller.

RFK Jr. Calls Tylenol Study Finding No Link To Autism ‘Garbage’

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How some brains are likely responding to the large Danish study showing no association between Tylenol and autism.

Save the date #MedSky friends: April 23, 2027 @aineyoremd.bsky.social @mdaware.org

Prediction of Bacteremia and Bacterial Meningitis Among Febrile Infants Aged 28 Days or Younger This pooled analysis examines the diagnostic accuracy of the updated Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network prediction rule in identifying febrile infants 28 days or younger with…

Is it ok to skip the lumbar puncture in febrile infants ≤28 days? Maybe if they meet all of the @pecarn.bsky.social low risk criteria. #SGEMPeds returns this week to discuss the paper from @jama.com. buff.ly/1mCGBPU @thesgem.bsky.social #PedSky #MedSky #FOAMed

The wonderful @kirstychallen.bsky.social creates a #PaperinaPic for the new delirium guidelines.
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Not many EDs screening for delirium
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Trump administration promised 'gold standard science.' Scientists say they got fool's gold The Trump administration says it's returning U.S. science to a golden era. Critics say it's tarnished by political agendas.

Trump administration promised ‘gold standard science.’ Scientists say they got fool’s gold

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GRADE‐Based Clinical Practice Guidelines for Emergency Department Delirium Risk Stratification, Screening, and Brain Imaging in Older Patients With Suspected Delirium Objectives This portion of the Geriatric Emergency Department (GED) Guidelines 2.0 focuses on delirium in the emergency department (ED). Methods A multidisciplinary group applied the Grading of Re...

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GED 2.0 Guidelines for Delirium
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Speaking about disinformation today in Toronto with @casinoshiftmd.bsky.social

ZZ Top- Delirious (lyrics) YouTube video by ZZ Top

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GRADE-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines for Emergency Department Delirium Risk Stratification, Screening, and Brain Imaging in Older Patients With Suspected Delirium - PubMed Rigorous ED-based research is needed to strengthen evidence and guide delirium care for older adults in geriatric emergency medicine.

GED 2.0 Delirium Guidelines
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Come on April 12 and you'll hear about #Bixonimania a totally FAKE medical diagnosis that FOOLED AI!

Guidelines for older patients in the ED with possible delirium. #MedSky
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Next up on the SGEM are the GRADE-based guidelines for delirium in older ED patients.
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Appeal to Emotions
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Scientists invented a fake disease. AI told people it was real Bixonimania doesn’t exist except in a clutch of obviously bogus academic papers. So why did AI chatbots warn people about this fictional illness?

We need to learn to use AI ethically and responsibly in medicine. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

SHHA Crazy Ones YouTube video by Ken Milne

Here's to the crazy ones... the ones who chose to be rural doctors. www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3Ry...
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How did the GED 2.0 Guidelines get here?
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