Science Notes
-Outbreak 2-3 months old, true count ~2,000. Second-largest ever
-No Bundibugyo vaccine. Ervebo and mAbs may help. Limited supply
-Treatment center burnings recur when responders ignore burial customs
craigaspencer.substack.com/p/ebola-upda...
- Sens. Lee and Tuberville file bill to block FDA regulation of homeopathy.
- Bill eliminates need for testing of efficacy or even ingredients
- Snake Oil Legalization Act
Steven Novella, MD
June 10, 2026https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/the-baloney-protection-act/
notes.scienceaccountability.org
“Gold Standard Science”?
-Peptides, microproteins pushed by wellness industry
-Loophole allows sale without FDA approval
-RFK Jr uses them and is pushing approval of 7 banned under Biden
-Top seller BPC-157 has just 1 unblinded 12-person trial
sciencebasedmedicine.org/injectable-p...
We have had to endure a great deal of interference from government in the conduct of institutions that should be governed by science and evidence. I'm sorry to report - here is one more. Senators Mik
We are going backwards. Hopefully this will be temporary trend, but it has been consistent for the past few decades. Prior to the FDA we had the "wild west" of patent medicines - anyone could put any
"Gold Standard Science" Theater
-Implementation science was created to assess implementation of proven technologies
-NIH proposed to use it to evaluate “planned NIH initiatives”
-9 months later, no report
-Not science. Evaluation theater
elizabethginexi.substack.com/p/evaluation...
1. #Flu & #measles updates from #CDC today.
6 more pediatric deaths from 2025-26 were reported to CDC last week. The season's is now 172; 85% of those children were not fully vaccinated.
Flu season is over but the death toll will continue to climb; these reports are often delayed.
Science Accountability Institute
A letter from 11 Republican representatives has caught the White House’s attention.
Yet another Trump policy protecting polluters while worsening the climate crisis. Corporate profit should NEVER come before public health. We are #StandingUpForScience to fight back. Find ways to #TakeAction at the link in our bio, or go here: zurl.co/pSYGk
#Science #Climate zurl.co/OA8Uq
The administration is delaying a phaseout of hydrofluorocarbons, potent planet-warming chemicals used in air-conditioning and refrigeration.
