Meet the private doctor to the wealthy — at $40,000 a year cnb.cx/3xKVr6d by Robert Frank cc Samir Gupta

Hyper-personalized?

Reality: Much of biz = mostly science-free nonsense that likely does more harm than good.

Expensive, science-y sounding, wellness woo.

Measles in #YEG .

Please, Alberta. #VaccinesWork

Should You Get a Full Body MRI? youtu.be/CP4i2XkPS0Y?si… via YouTube

Sum: NO!

No evidence to support this emerging industry. And potential for harm (overdiagnosis, anxiety, personal & system costs, etc)

Thrilled to participate in this vid with my friend Samir Gupta!

A large & growing body of evidence shows the COVID vaccines:

- Saved millions of lives
- Reduce hospitalization rates
- Improve pregnancy outcomes
- Reduce severity & incidence of Long COVID
- Reduce burden on healthcare systems
- Saved billions of dollars
- Etc!

A few example

'...vaccination against SARS-CoV-2 was associated with significant reductions in COVID-19 incidence and hospitalizations among children in California.'

Study: COVID #Vaccination & Incidence of Pediatric Infection & Hospitalization jamanetwork.com/journals/jaman…

#VaccinesWork

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#ScienceUpFirst

Sum: No, no, no, no, no, no....

The cruel & exploitive 'turbo cancer' lie just won't die.

CDC Said mRNA Jabs Have Caused a '14,000% Increase in Turbo Cancer'? snopes.com/fact-check/cdc…

'...the misuse of VAERS data to argue causation has been a staple of the anti-vaccine

'In the last 50 years, immunisation has reduced infant mortality by 40%.  

That means more children now reach their 5th birthday than ever before in human history.' – Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance

#WorldImmunizationWeek

Routine immunizations help stop the spread of preventable diseases & avert the risk of dangerous outbreaks.

During this #WorldImmunizationWeek , World Health Organization (WHO) explains how #VaccinesWork & help protect people of all ages: who.int/health-topics/…

Interesting study: Should Communication Campaigns Promoting Vaccination Address Misinformation Beliefs? tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

'...general coronavirus misinformation beliefs influence subsequent vaccination decisions by preventing change toward pro-vaccine behavioral beliefs

Recycled 'zombie' misinformation targets US voters f24.my/AHQE.X via FRANCE 24

Mike Rothschild (no relation): 'This type of misinformation gets repeated so often that it eventually becomes the gospel truth to believers...'

'Sensational claims that prey on people's innate fears are

Treatment from female doctors leads to lower mortality and hospital readmission rates, finds study medicalxpress.com/news/2024-04-t…

Yusuke Tsugawa: 'What our findings indicate is that female and male physicians practice medicine differently, and these differences have a meaningful

We're looking forward to doing this work on cancer misinformation with a great team and funding from
Canadian Cancer Society. Thanks for the feature
BC Centre for Disease Control! bccdc.ca/about/news-sto…

BC Cancer Dr. Cheryl Peters Lin Yang Timothy Caulfield Research at Canadian Cancer Society

Most teens report feeling happy or peaceful when they go without smartphones, Pew survey finds medicalxpress.com/news/2024-03-t… by BarbaraOrtutay via Medical Xpress

But '...most teens said the benefits of having a smartphone outweigh the harms for people their age.'

The language of science can be confusing, as some terms have very different meanings when scientists use them.

Prime examples include theory, consensus, opinion, skepticism, fact, and uncertainty.

Article: thinkingispower.com/how-to-speak-s…
#NGSS #Science #Science Education

New Group (The American Sunlight Project) Joins the Political Fight Over Disinformation Online nytimes.com/2024/04/22/bus…

Republicans trying to silence disinformation researchers.

Nina Jankowicz: 'These tactics echo the dark days of McCarthyism, but with a frightening 21st-century twist...'

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Deeply depressing. The anti-science dance continues.

Alberta review of COVID-19 led by doctors who challenged vaccine policies expected next month theglobeandmail.com/canada/alberta…

Welcome to the #DeathCultDarkAge

by Alanna Smith Carrie Tait via The Globe and Mail ht 𝙹𝚘𝚎 𝚅𝚒𝚙𝚘𝚗𝚍 [email protected]

New psychology research upends traditional views on conspiracy beliefs and vaccine hesitancy psypost.org/new-psychology…

'...many citizens are hesitant to get vaccinated, and this is heavily correlated with conspiracy beliefs.'

Study finds that often '...people use conspiracy

European elections: Top tips to avoid misinformation euronews.com/my-europe/2024…

- Be critical, but not cynical
- Use reliable, nonpartisan sources
- Respect democracy

'Misinformation breeds intolerance, so it’s important to respect democracy and refrain from demonising the other

What are climate misinformation & disinformation and what is their impact? lse.ac.uk/granthaminstit… via LSE Grantham LSE

'...can have detrimental effects, casting doubt on climate science, sowing confusion among the public and hindering informed decision-making.'