JOHN MANDROLA MAY 4, 2026 I am not an orthopedic surgeon. Maybe you aren’t one either. But as a sports enthusiast, I’ve had acute joint pain of one sort or another. Maybe you’ve been told something is torn. A torn meniscus, for instance. I don’t know what a meniscus is, but it being torn does not sound good. It’s like “bone-on-bone.”... Read more
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Bravery (and Humility) is Needed to do Proper Medical Science
May 4 | Posted by mrossol | Math/Statistics, Medicine, Transparency[non]THE NUMBER THEY NEVER PUT IN THE HEADLINE
May 1 | Posted by mrossol | CDC NIH, Critical Thinking, Math/Statistics, MedicineHow to read any health study — and why the most important finding is almost never the one being reported Source: THE NUMBER THEY NEVER PUT IN THE HEADLINE JAMES LYONS-WEILER, PHDMAY 1, 2026 We’ve seen it a thousand times. When pharma decides it wants to open a new market, it makes mountains out of molehills on efficacy. When that market is... Read more
“It’s in the new guidelines” does not always mean ≠ it’s time to change practice.
April 30 | Posted by mrossol | CDC NIH, Critical Thinking, MedicineA primary care physician’s case for critical engagement with clinical practice guidelines Source: “It’s in the new guidelines” does not always mean it’s time to change practice. LENNY LESSER MD MSHS. APR 30, 2026GUEST POST I recently wrote about the ACC/AHA/AACVPR/ABC/ACPM/ADA/AGS/APhA/ASPC/NLA/PCNA Guideline on the Management of Dyslipidemia. My essay pointed out a couple of very specific objections I have to the guidelines. Here, Dr. Lesser describes... Read more
C&C. CAN’T FIND A JOB. SPLC was Funding Who? Free: Cure for Deafness! NGO Unemployed.
April 24 | Posted by mrossol | Childers, Democrat Party, DOGE, Health, Law, NGO, Pushing BackJEFF CHILDERS APR 24, 2026 The SPLC story keeps growing. Chick-fil-A should have known better; whatever benefit they derived from that $2,500 donation has cost them tens, if not thousands, damage to their brand. I’ll bet they won’t do that again. The ‘medication’ for deafness – Wow! I wonder if it is a possibility for my... Read more
C&C. WHERE IS THAT MINE? Stalwell on His Way Out? In CA it may be GOP vs GOP. Court of Appeals. American Health.
April 11 | Posted by mrossol | CDC NIH, Childers, Democrat Party, Energy, Health, Iran, US CourtsC&C ARMY BRIEFING — IRAN WAR UPDATE You couldn’t make 2026 up. Behold, this morning the New York Times ran a frontpage story headlined, “Iran Unable to Find Mines It Planted in Strait of Hormuz, U.S. Says.” Honey! Where did I put my mines? The sub-headline explained, “The lost mines have prevented Iran from quickly complying with President Trump’s demand to allow more... Read more
C&C. MORE MIRACLES.
April 6 | Posted by mrossol | Childers, FDA, Incentives, Medicine, PharmaJEFF CHILDERS APR 6, 2026 Amazing stuff happening. Likely will have a trajectory similar to the PC ‘revolution’. Democratized medicine?! mrossol 🌍🇺🇸 ESSENTIAL NEWS AND COMMENTARY🇺🇸🌍 💊💊💊 Something unprecedented, historic, and revolutionary is happening in medicine, at breakneck speed, and almost nobody is talking about it. The white-coated frauds who’ve made careers out of shilling drugs like vaccines with barely positive actual risk... Read more
