Denialism

Author: MarkH

  • The economy, denialism, and perception

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    How bad is the economy? Really fucking bad. My patients are losing their jobs, the restaurants are empty, businesses are shuttered, houses empty. Really, really fucking bad. What does the government have to say about it? Not so bad. Chill. There are some good reasons for this. As the recent Indymac debacle shows, a statement…

  • No right answers

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    I take care of my own patients in the hospital. I say that because it is not a given for internists. For a number of reasons, many having to do with time management and money, most internists utilize hospitalists, internal medicine docs who specialize in the care of hospitalized patients. Taking care of patients in…

  • Medical Education—service vs. education

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    Teaching new doctors is an interesting process. Much has been done over the last ten years to improve the way we teach new doctors. Medical residents still work very hard, but there are strict rules on work hours and other “service” duties that can interfere with education and safety. One of the issues that often…

  • Update: Wilson vs. Science

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    Dr. David Gorski has an excellent and comprehensive post up on Science-based medicine regarding the horrid report by Steve Wilson on Channel 7 Detroit. Go and read.

  • PZ vs. the cracker

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    I was trying to avoid weighing in on this one, but blogorrhea always wins. I won’t bother rehashing the details of the imbroglio—if you don’t know, well, you’ve been sleeping. Go on…google “pharyngula cracker”…I can wait. OK, now that you’ve caught up, here’s my two cents. I’m conflicted about this. It’s not usually a good…

  • Just one more thing…

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    Look, my beef with Steve Wilson isn’t about style, isn’t about quality, isn’t about personality…it’s about truths, and it’s about health. Getting a detail wrong in an investigation of, say, cement is a peccadillo. Helping spread lies about the most important public health measure since clean water is a real problem. It probably couldn’t hurt…

  • Some of the best blogs you might not be reading

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    This is my little version of blogrolling, something I vowed to never do, but I’ve been reading so many good blogs lately that I’d like to share some links. Some of these are on our blogroll, some aren’t. EpiWonk: An epidemiology blog. Archeoporn: one of the best names on the web. Submitted to a Candid…

  • Some random thoughts

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    Some links, general business, and not-so random thoughts. Tangled Bank #109 is up at Greg’s place. The Blog that Ate Manhattan is hosting the latest Grand Rounds, Seinfeld additon. ScienceBlogs has a new project called Next Generation Energy. It will cover energy problems, alternative, etc. It will feature writers from ScienceBlogs and other outside experts.…

  • Feministe on Gardasil

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    Complementing Pal’s essay on Gardasil yesterday is our buddy la Pobre Habladora guest blogging on Feministe. Which, I think, brings us to a new angle on anti-vax denialism because as Pal mentions, the motivations behind harping on Gardasil are different than the usual nonsense. Gardasil, to everyone’s dismay, has become intertwined with sexual politics in…

  • Antivax lies from a local reporter

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    It’s worse than I thought. A local investigative reporter has just broadcast a report on mercury, vaccines, and autism that was devoid of any investigation. It was a piece of lazy journalism, relying on the propaganda of the antivax cults, rather than real medical information. It was a pure propaganda piece. Before this aired, I…