Martin Kulldorff, Sunetra Gupta, and Jay Bhattacharya Type post Author Wesley J. Smith Date February 22, 2024 CategoriesEvolutionMedicineScientific Freedom Tagged , “consensus science”, adult stem cells, anti-science, appendix, charlatans, COVID-19, Darwinian evolution, embryonic stem cells, epidemiologists, FDA, Francis Collins, free speech, gender affirmation, George W. Bush, Great Barrington Declaration, gut bacteria, Jay Bhattacharya, knowledge, lockdowns, medicine, National Institutes of Health, pandemic, Royal Society, science, Scientific American, settled science, Stanford University, vestigial structures Stifling Opposition Is the Real “Anti-Science” Wesley J. Smith February 22, 2024 Evolution, Medicine, Scientific Freedom 6 In the Great Barrington Declaration, three noted epidemiologists questioned the wisdom of societal shutdowns and keeping children out of school. Read More ›
surgery Type post Author David Klinghoffer Date September 23, 2022 CategoriesBioethicsEthicsMedicine Tagged , assault, gender affirmation, health, malpractice, medical ethics, medical school, medicine, neurosurgery, patients, public education, surgeons, surgery, The Federalist Dr. Michael Egnor: “Operating on Healthy Bodies Defies Surgical Ethics” David Klinghoffer September 23, 2022 Bioethics, Ethics, Medicine 2 "A well-performed operation is still malpractice (or even assault) if it is not done for valid medical reasons." Read More ›
teenagers Type post Date September 17, 2022 CategoriesBioethicsMedicine Tagged , clitoris, Europe, gender affirmation, gender dysphoria, hysterectomy, information, medicine, mental health, Michael Egnor, National Health Service, patients, penis, scrotum, Seattle, surgery, teenagers, testicles, United States, University of Washington Egnor: Why More Sex Change Medicine for Teens in U.S. than Europe? Science and Culture September 17, 2022 Bioethics, Medicine 3 One factor in the difference between the United States and Europe may be less accurate information in the United States. Read More ›
family 2 Type post Author Wesley J. Smith Date February 14, 2020 CategoriesBioethicsMedicine Tagged , __edited, adults, bioethicists, children, doctors, family, gender, gender affirmation, Journal of Medical Ethics, mastectomy, medical interventions, medicine, moral panic, parental consent, parental rights, parenting, puberty, tattooing For Bioethicists, This Is “Neglectful” Parenting Wesley J. Smith February 14, 2020 Bioethics, Medicine 4 Consider: Children — no matter how “mature” — cannot buy cigarettes or give consent to being tattooed. Read More ›