Genomics, Medicine, and Pseudoscience

This is Steven Salzberg's blog on science, pseudoscience, medicine, and other topics. I blogged for Forbes for 14 years, but they started censoring me, so I left in October 2024. I'm just here now, uncensored.

Anti-vaccination propagandists help create the worst whooping cough epidemic in 70 years

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The great northwest of the U.S. is known for its natural beauty.   It's also a high-tech region with a highly educated public - not exa...
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Zinc for the common cold: the industry responds

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In my recent articles about zinc treatments for the common cold (in March  and May ), I expressed skepticism that zinc has any effect on ...
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The U.S. enters the 20th century (or: why our electrical grid is a failure)

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No, the title of this article is not a typo.  We did enter the 20th century - the early 20th century - last week.  All it took was a th...
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Do we all need PSA tests?

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Say your doctor offers to run a PSA test, which might detect early signs of prostate cancer.  The test is free to you, because insurance ...
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Government subsidies for chiropractic education

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Source: daryl-cunningham.blogspot.com The U.S. is having a political debate about college tuition loans.  Everyone seems to be in favo...
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Nobel laureate joins the autism cranks at AutismOne conference

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If you're reading this from anywhere but Chicago, you just missed the Autism One conference, which ends today.   This conference , ru...
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1098 reasons why women are genetically superior to men

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Calico cats prefer Mother's Day Everyone knows that women have two X chromosomes, while men have just one.  Instead of a second X,...
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