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⚠️ Oh no, wellness & longevity gurus! Ya gotta switch your grift! The new hype-y research? To live longer (read: optimize!), eat LESS PROTEIN! 💪 www.news-medical.net/news/2026073... cc @mackinprof.bsky.social (Of course, 1 study that doesn't really say much - but shouldn't stop da grift machine!).

Consuming less protein could have greater health benefits and extend lifespanProtein-fortified foods are popping up everywhere, from cereal and coffee to even protein water. But a new review covering over 350 papers on protein restriction and aging-publishing July 31 in the Ce...www.news-medical.net

How badly has #misinformation been normalized? An increasing % of people believe the unhinged idea that the COVID vaccine killed more than COVID. 27% think true‼️ ONLY 39% know definitely false‼️ Reality: COVID killed > 7 million. Vaccine saved millions & severe adverse reaction extremely rare.

Influencers – often the same MAHA grifters worried about food dye & seed oil (sigh) – pushing tanning wapo.st/4hH2WQz cc @cancersociety.bsky.social 52% of youth say "tan on purpose" ‼️ "...skin #cancer is the most common type of cancer..." #Misinformation ➕ "tanfluencers" 🟰 deadly trend.

Tanning is trending, but is it ever safe? Here’s what dermatologists say.Influencers are glamorizing tanning. But experts want you to think twice before heading outside to intentionally bronze your skin.wapo.st

🚨 80% effective. Flu Vaccine Remains Highly Effective Against Pediatric Mortality jamanetwork.com/journals/jam... "Vaccine effectiveness against mortality was 80% overall, 77% among children with underlying medical conditions, and 87% in children with no known conditions." #VaccinesWork

Flu Vaccine Remains Highly Effective Against Pediatric MortalityUpdated estimates of influenza vaccine effectiveness in the US found that coverage reduced the mortality risk among children and adolescents with and without underlying medical conditions.jamanetwork.com

Cancer pseudoscience and the cultural moment healthydebate.ca/2026/07/topi... by @docmcohen.medsky.social 🙏 In 2022 Makis helped push "a new quack cancer therapy [#ivermectin] into mainstream discourse." "...drive of snake oil sellers to wring profit from cancer’s misery shows no signs of fading."

Cancer pseudoscience and the cultural moment - Healthy Debatehealthydebate.ca

Incredible how deluded MAGA is. 🤯 STILL litigating pandemic, despite fact their COVID conspiracy theories have become even MORE absurd❓ Reality: 👉 Ivermectin NOT a miracle cure 👉 Vaccines SAVED millions of lives 👉 Origin most likely NATURAL spillover 👉 Public health measures helped reduce spread

Sure, AI writing has some recognizable tics (but I ain't giving up my em–dashes!). But think this piece is overly optimistic about our ability to spot AI writing. Most studies suggest we can't. And AI only gonna get better – ugh. How to spot AI writing www.economist.com/culture/2026...

How to spot AI writingLarge language models like long words and em-dashes—or do they?www.economist.com

The idea that supplements are always "natural" and "benign"...? Um, nope. Dangers of 'anti-aging' supplements in cancer protection revealed medicalxpress.com/news/2026-04... "...these popular vitamin B3 derivatives may be doing more harm than good—helping cancer cells survive & resist treatment."

Dangers of 'anti-aging' supplements in cancer protection revealedMillions of Americans take daily supplements—nicotinamide mononucleotide (NMN), nicotinamide riboside (NR) and nicotinamide (NAM)—to boost energy, slow aging and protect the heart and brain. Many canc...medicalxpress.com

What Is the 'Barbie Peptide' and Why Is It Risky? www.medpagetoday.com/popmedicine/... "You're creating more basal pigmentation in the skin. But in doing so, you don't know if you're also just increasing your risk of developing a melanoma." "...the full scope of adverse events is still unknown."

What Is the 'Barbie Peptide' and Why Is It Risky?Dermatologists weigh in on the injectable trendwww.medpagetoday.com

⚠️ Health policy is now dictated by science-free longevity & wellness influencers! Science be damned! Anecdotes & manosphere vibe rule! Sigh. ‘It’s a peptide wild west’: how RFK Jr is clearing way for a market of untested drugs www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...

‘It’s a peptide wild west’: how RFK Jr is clearing way for a market of untested drugsA century ago, compounding pharmacies helped people get bespoke drugs. Now these less-regulated businesses are fueling the peptide boomwww.theguardian.com

So much upsetting about the Fauci attacks. But it also demonstrates the COMPLETE absorption & normalization of hardcore lies and conspiracy theories by the political right (alas, same here in Alberta). Reality irrelevant. Rage & grievance dominate.

The #Peptide Craze: Lots of hype & little evidence...👇 www.cp24.com/news/canada/... "...creating this Wild West for peptides is just a crazy idea." Me: “There really is no evidence to support the embrace of peptides in the way that they are being pushed by the wellness and longevity industry."

Peptides are rising in popularity, but health experts warn ‘very few of them’ have any benefitsDespite warnings from health officials, unauthorized peptides have exploded in popularity in recent years, as wellness experts, social media influencers, celebrities and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. have end...www.cp24.com

A sad, sad, sad and, yep, unhinged attack on a person who has devoted his life to science, service, and SAVING LIVES‼️ Fauci has been rightly honoured by 3 Republican presidents. Now this? An attack not just on Fauci, but on reason. A picture of how far U.S. has fallen. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Fauci on 'solid legal ground' in face of prosecution threat, lawyer saysThe US medical expert faces possible contempt-of-Congress proceedings for refusing to answer questions during a hearing on Covid.www.bbc.com

Polarization machines👇 "Right-wing users are distinctive in their patterns of social media use. They are more likely to post political content on all platforms." "Right-wing users may use social media to find a sense of community among like-minded individuals" journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Social media platforms for politics: A comparison of Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, Reddit, Snapchat, and WhatsApp - Shelley Boulianne, Christian P. Hoffmann, Michael Bossetta, 2025Citizens have increasingly diversified their use of social media platforms, raising questions about which platforms are adopted and for what purposes. We use su...journals.sagepub.com

Can we stop AI from flooding scientific journals? cen.acs.org/policy/publi... "...the only lasting solution is changing how scientists are evaluated: away from volume and toward quality." Yes! This ☝️ a major conclusion in my last book. 🚨 Quality > Quantity 🚨

Can we stop AI from flooding scientific journals?AI detectors may never beat fraud. Changing how science rewards its researchers might be the only fix that doescen.acs.org

New wellness woo? Bros who are obsessed with peptides. slate.com/news-and-pol... @mollyolmstead.bsky.social @slate.com "Peptides, with their biochemical-sounding names, fit perfectly into this masculine version of wellness." Me: “Olympic-level mental gymnastics are required to square this circle."

MAHA and Clavicular Have United Behind a Strange Health Obsession. It’s an Incomprehensible Alliance—Until You Realize One Thing.The groups seem like they should be at odds, but there’s a reason they all love this underresearched substance.slate.com

New Study Explains When Some Conspiracy Beliefs Can Lead to Action www.annenbergpublicpolicycenter.org/new-study-ex... @appc.upenn.edu @dalbarra.bsky.social From study: "qualities like certainty & importance determine the extent to which those beliefs coalesce into attitudes towards behaviours..."

New Study Explains When Some Conspiracy Beliefs Can Lead to Action | The Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of PennsylvaniaA new study identifies three characteristics that help to determine when conspiracy beliefs are most likely to shape real-world behavior.www.annenbergpublicpolicycenter.org

MAGA universe treats lies about COVID as truisms. Reality: 👉 Yes, U.S. performed TERRIBLY during COVID, but because they did TOO LITTLE. 👉 Vaccines saved millions. 👉 Majority of experts believe natural spillover most likely origin (but study & keep an open mind). www.nature.com/articles/d41...

COVID’s origins: what we do and don’t knowResearchers summarize key insights from the world’s first comprehensive investigation into how a pandemic started.www.nature.com

Fauci invokes Fifth Amendment in declining to answer questions before Senate panel www.statnews.com/2026/07/29/f... via @statnews.com #Fauci: “Any reasonable person who has followed his unhinged obsession with me would readily come to the same conclusion." Yep.

Fauci invokes Fifth Amendment in declining to answer questions before Senate panelAt a highly anticipated Senate hearing, Anthony Fauci evoked his Fifth Amendment right to refuse to answer questions about the Covid-19 pandemic and its origins.www.statnews.com

Hard to watch the continued harassment of Fauci – a man who has dedicated his life to science & served his country during an extremely difficult time. I've had opportunity to meet & present with Fauci. Kind. Thoughtful. And still the focus of MAGA lies. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Trump administration needs to stop ‘public harassment’ of Fauci and scientists, open letter saysLetter, published before Anthony Fauci will appear before Congress, accuses Republicans of ‘waging a war on individual scientists’www.theguardian.com