This investigation seems highly relevant to my blog and some of the comments it receives: The spread of misinformation has emerged as a global concern. Academic attention has recently shifted to ...

Many German newspapers reported that a 10-year old boy who had contracted diphtheria has died after months of suffering in a Berlin hospital. The child had not been vaccinated. The boy had been ...

Most of my readers are probably aware of Robert F Kennedy Jr's attitudes to vaccinations and other crucial health issues See, for instance, here: The ‘moral and intellectual decay’ of COVID disinforma ...

We often encounter multiple systematic reviews on (almost) the same topic. This provides us with interesting comparisons and is, I think an opportunity to learn. Here is an example: two reviews of ...

On 27 January, the EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET WASHINGTON, D.C. issued this MEMORANDUM FOR HEADS OF EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES: ... Financial assistance ...

Today is 'HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL DAY'. A day to remember the liberation of Auschwitz, 80 years ago, and the 6 million Jews murdered during the Third Reich. I find it hard not to mark this occasion. Allow ...