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Our articles critically examine government interventions, pandemic responses, mandates, medical narratives, and their effects on society. From COVID policies and vaccine debates to broader issues like cancer warnings, mental health treatments, food systems, and human rights.

Was My Paper on Flu Vaccine Studies a “Hot Potato” for Editors?

Was My Paper on Flu Vaccine Studies a “Hot Potato” for Editors?

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Over the years, authors have shared a similar analytical strategy: Early respiratory events were considered differently from later respiratory events (on the assumption that no effect is expected until immunity is built up). “Early” has typically been within two weeks post-vaccination.

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Rethinking Polio

Rethinking Polio

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The prevailing understanding of poliovirus pathogenesis posits that the virus, following intestinal infection, gains access to the central nervous system through viremia and subsequent crossing of the blood-brain barrier. However, this model fails to explain several features of the historical polio epidemic.

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What's Happening with the MMR Vaccine?

What’s Happening with the MMR Vaccine?

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CDC Principal Deputy Director Ralph  Abraham argued that “framing measles as an American policy failure is inaccurate and misleading,” asserting that resources including vaccines and therapeutics have been surged nationwide and that the current measles situation reflects broader global trends.

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Mandatory Testosterone

Mandatory Testosterone Screening Is a Tactical Retreat from Medical Reason

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Servicemen and women deserve better than to be used as a captive market for a “high-tech snake oil scam”. True tactical advantage comes from ensuring that the safety of our troops is never sacrificed for a bureaucrat’s misguided “High-T” fantasy.

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