Writing for SBM these days is a bit like being in one of those cash grab machines, though instead of money flying over the place, it’s bees and wasps. Every week brings a fresh round of horrors that ...

There is evidence to suggest that combined low vitamin D and K levels is associated with increased risk of adverse c ...

So-called "health influencers" - self-appointed health gurus spreading their unvetted opinions about health through social media, have apparently decided that seed oils are bad for you. Our chief hea ...

In October 1988, Mark Geier would make his first appearance at a VICP hearing, with Vienna, Virginia attorney Clifford ...

I was in Chicago this weekend attending the ASCO meeting, the largest oncology meeting in the world. Nary a talk or poster about "turbo cancer" was seen, but that doesn't mean there wasn't cancer quac ...

A critical appraisal of the state of the prescription medications in the United States ...

The full results of the National Toxicology Program’s study of cell phones and cancer are finally in. They are somewhat complicated, but ultimately do not support the idea that cell phones can cause ...

Antivax immunologist J. Bart Classen published a paper claiming that mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccines can cause prion disease leading to neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s dementia. What are ...

But, according the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the state of New York, and consumer groups, what Prevangen’s scientists actually said was “No!” Hence a lawsuit filed last year by the FTC, joined by ...

If I am unable to access a vaccine in the future and get a nasty case of COVID, I'll know where to point the finger and so will millions of others.

Science-Based Medicine as a philosophy, blog, and approach to medical practice is primarily about optimizing and affirming the relationship between science and critical thinking with healthcare. One ...

Last week, I wrote about how COVID-19 has exposed the toothlessness of state medical boards. Last week, the American Board of Internal Medicine announced that it was going to permanently revoke the ...