Linktree: https://linktr.ee/caulfieldtim
Reality:
- Studies show public has less confidence in vaccines (thanks, RFK Jr and your misinformation minions!)
- But studies consistently show impressive safety profile!
#VaccinesWork
Reality:
- Studies show public has less confidence in vaccines (thanks, RFK Jr and your misinformation minions!)
- But studies consistently show impressive safety profile!
#VaccinesWork
FDA refuses to review Moderna’s influenza vaccine www.statnews.com/2026/02/10/f... @matthewherper.bsky.social via @statnews.com
FDA refuses to review Moderna’s influenza vaccine www.statnews.com/2026/02/10/f... @matthewherper.bsky.social via @statnews.com
Despite a GROWING body of evidence showing the safety of ALL these vaccines, more doubt safety.
via @kffhealthnews.org @kff.org cc @cmadocs.bsky.social @scienceupfirst.bsky.social @drjengunter.bsky.social
Despite a GROWING body of evidence showing the safety of ALL these vaccines, more doubt safety.
via @kffhealthnews.org @kff.org cc @cmadocs.bsky.social @scienceupfirst.bsky.social @drjengunter.bsky.social
“It’s alarming because a lot of that information is misinformation, disinformation, and false information."
“It’s alarming because a lot of that information is misinformation, disinformation, and false information."
Drinking Is a ‘Social Lubricant.’ That’s Not Always a Good Thing. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/h...
Dr. Oz “made it seem that alcohol is the cure to social problems and loneliness. But it’s also predictive of more problematic behavioral problems.”
Drinking Is a ‘Social Lubricant.’ That’s Not Always a Good Thing. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/h...
Dr. Oz “made it seem that alcohol is the cure to social problems and loneliness. But it’s also predictive of more problematic behavioral problems.”
90% (!) believe the government has a responsibility address the issue!
via @cmadocs.bsky.social cc @scienceupfirst.bsky.social
90% (!) believe the government has a responsibility address the issue!
via @cmadocs.bsky.social cc @scienceupfirst.bsky.social
Science Communication Should Be a Core Competency in Medical Training www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/seco... by @drkatiesuleta.bsky.social @funsizeimmuninja.bsky.social
Science Communication Should Be a Core Competency in Medical Training www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/seco... by @drkatiesuleta.bsky.social @funsizeimmuninja.bsky.social
Ugh.
National Cancer Institute studying ivermectin www.statnews.com/2026/02/10/i... via @statnews.com
“I am shocked and appalled." Taking funds from "promising research in order to do a preclinical study based on nonscientific ideas. It’s absurd.”
Ugh.
National Cancer Institute studying ivermectin www.statnews.com/2026/02/10/i... via @statnews.com
“I am shocked and appalled." Taking funds from "promising research in order to do a preclinical study based on nonscientific ideas. It’s absurd.”
Celebs. Influencers. Iffy science. Classic supplement hype cycle.
Me: Immediate interest & lots of hype. But upon closer examination, "any positive effects 'become small or nonexistent.'"
Celebs. Influencers. Iffy science. Classic supplement hype cycle.
Me: Immediate interest & lots of hype. But upon closer examination, "any positive effects 'become small or nonexistent.'"
"Ongoing peer-reviewed evidence supports the safety & effectiveness of immunizations against Covid-19, RSV, & influenza...."
Updated Evidence for Covid-19, RSV, & Influenza Vaccines for 2026 www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
Soon: on CTV Edmonton!
"Ongoing peer-reviewed evidence supports the safety & effectiveness of immunizations against Covid-19, RSV, & influenza...."
Updated Evidence for Covid-19, RSV, & Influenza Vaccines for 2026 www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
Soon: on CTV Edmonton!
But there's a "limit to how much caffeine our bodies can metabolize." I find that limit, dammit! 💪
#TeamCoffee! #TeamConfirmationBias!
But there's a "limit to how much caffeine our bodies can metabolize." I find that limit, dammit! 💪
#TeamCoffee! #TeamConfirmationBias!
RFK Jr misled Senate during confirmation, Congress members and Hawaii governor say www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
RFK Jr misled Senate during confirmation, Congress members and Hawaii governor say www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
A few years back he spread nasty lies about me. Questioned my integrity. And sent his online trolls after me. Not fun.
A deliberate strategy to use his "spiritual" influence to silence a critic.
The worst.
Namaste.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
A few years back he spread nasty lies about me. Questioned my integrity. And sent his online trolls after me. Not fun.
A deliberate strategy to use his "spiritual" influence to silence a critic.
The worst.
Namaste.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Chopra had regular contact with Epstein, including offensive emails
www.yahoo.com/entertainmen...
Good reminder that pushing exploitive pseudoscience for profit requires a pretty f*cked up moral compass.
Chopra had regular contact with Epstein, including offensive emails
www.yahoo.com/entertainmen...
Good reminder that pushing exploitive pseudoscience for profit requires a pretty f*cked up moral compass.
Do you need to control your cortisol? Probably not medicalxpress.com/news/2026-02...
"...no proven over-the-counter treatments for high or low cortisol..."
"A one-off cortisol blood test won't provide useful information for most people..."
Do you need to control your cortisol? Probably not medicalxpress.com/news/2026-02...
"...no proven over-the-counter treatments for high or low cortisol..."
"A one-off cortisol blood test won't provide useful information for most people..."
"...LLM could not distinguish between its very own self-generated truths and lies all the time."
Can nudge to agree. This means "...LLMs can provide an echo chamber to persistent users when they press..."
"...LLM could not distinguish between its very own self-generated truths and lies all the time."
Can nudge to agree. This means "...LLMs can provide an echo chamber to persistent users when they press..."
"Allergy misinformation achieves high engagement with limited public correction..."
31%: natural cure promotion
24%: IgG testing endorsement
18%: medication fearmongering
"Allergy misinformation achieves high engagement with limited public correction..."
31%: natural cure promotion
24%: IgG testing endorsement
18%: medication fearmongering
RFK Jr! 🏆
So so so many harmful lies.
open.substack.com/pub/garyschw... by @garyschw.bsky.social
RFK Jr! 🏆
So so so many harmful lies.
open.substack.com/pub/garyschw... by @garyschw.bsky.social
Peter Attia, the Epstein Files and the Lie Propping Up Big Wellness www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/o...
"Many health influencers have ties to supplement companies, make money from lawsuits against vaccine companies or receive financial backing from politically powerful billionaires..."
Peter Attia, the Epstein Files and the Lie Propping Up Big Wellness www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/o...
"Many health influencers have ties to supplement companies, make money from lawsuits against vaccine companies or receive financial backing from politically powerful billionaires..."
"Online misinformation thrives in environments of uncertainty, where emotional cues fill in gaps left by ambiguous or contested facts."
"...emotional performance influences assessments of credibility"
"Online misinformation thrives in environments of uncertainty, where emotional cues fill in gaps left by ambiguous or contested facts."
"...emotional performance influences assessments of credibility"
A 20-year-old study claiming a baby died from opioid poisoning through breast milk under fire www.cbc.ca/news/health/... w @davidjuurlink.bsky.social
“...falsification of toxicological data, authorship issues, and ethical concerns”
A 20-year-old study claiming a baby died from opioid poisoning through breast milk under fire www.cbc.ca/news/health/... w @davidjuurlink.bsky.social
“...falsification of toxicological data, authorship issues, and ethical concerns”
Study: Do Beliefs Echo? On the Persistent Effects of Misinformation After Effective Corrections www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
"...the correction was demonstrably effective, we find no evidence that #misinformation continues to shape attitudes."
Study: Do Beliefs Echo? On the Persistent Effects of Misinformation After Effective Corrections www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
"...the correction was demonstrably effective, we find no evidence that #misinformation continues to shape attitudes."
"It’s possible we are looking at a Frankenstein’s creature of a placebo myth, which is still regularly cited in the medical literature as fact."
"It’s possible we are looking at a Frankenstein’s creature of a placebo myth, which is still regularly cited in the medical literature as fact."
Newly revealed emails undermine RFK Jr testimony about 2019 Samoa trip ahead of measles outbreak
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Newly revealed emails undermine RFK Jr testimony about 2019 Samoa trip ahead of measles outbreak
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
His actions are so over the top offensive & infantile that it feels like satire. Alas, nope.
His actions are so over the top offensive & infantile that it feels like satire. Alas, nope.