The Skeptical Clinician ⚕

Unbiased perception gives rise to critical thinking which in turn gives rise to reasoning and that is very basic aspect of science.

[The Skeptical Clinician ⚕ @TheScepticalDoc]

Quacks don't only prey on the vulnerable, they also erode people's trust in the health industry in general. The advent of the internet has allowed this to happen at a mass scale.
So, it's must to differentiate best available scientific evidence from fake & the manipulated ones.

[Neil Stone @DrNeilStone]

Diet and nutrition is important.

Very important

No one doubts it

But it is not the cause of all disease

And it is not the cure for all disease

[Eric Feigl-Ding @DrEricDing]

Don’t let your child’s brain swell with preventable encephalitis just because you listened to RFK Jr. Please vaccinate your kids.

[Eric Feigl-Ding @DrEricDing]

Millions at risk—pockets of low vaccination will allow any epidemic to spread. Why? Public health is policy, policy is politics. Because we have (RFK Jr) anti-vax politics, we now have anti-vax policies—that can breed high risk pockets for outbreaks.

[The Skeptical Clinician ⚕ @TheScepticalDoc]

@mricho61 🤣

[The Thinking Atheist @ThinkingAtheist]

𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝐷𝑒𝑚𝑜𝑛-𝐻𝑎𝑢𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑊𝑜𝑟𝑙𝑑, 1995

[Dr. Jonathan N. Stea @jonathanstea]

If you don’t think that complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is the enemy of science in medicine, then you don’t understand CAM and its proponents.

Don’t be fooled by their marketing.

- @stevennovella

https://t.co/2ylSc73Ges

[Light For Riley @LightForRiley]

This is my son’s rapid decline with #WhoopingCough (too young to be vaccinated).

Day 1 in hospital he was OK, just tired & not breastfeeding enough.

By day 5, he was gone 💔

There is no cure for whooping cough, only prevention (including pregnancy vaccination!)

🌀see thread🌀

[Ashwin Rajenesh MD @ashwinrajenesh]

A short 🧵.
To remind you to not stick your finger in trouble.

Image 1/5:
Typical spotter in the OSCE for medical students.

[TheLiverDoc™ @theliverdoc]

A woman was emergently referred for worsening jaundice, lethargy, severe loss of appetite, vomiting and fatigue

An extensive evaluation for causes for acute hepatitis did not throw up any clues

Drugs, over the counter medicines, alcohol use - she denied everything

And then...

[TheLiverDoc™ @theliverdoc]

Ministry of AYUSH, the watchdog of alternative systems of medicine in India

WARNS me to SHUT UP and NOT talk about herbal drug toxicities and quack medical practices

So they send letters of concern against me to most medical authorities in India and my State

4 the people💯👍

[mallory (she/her)💬 @this_is_mallory]

In case you were wondering if there’s ever been a chiropractor who has compared vaccine passports to slavery... I found it 🤦🏻‍♀️

#alternativemedicine
#pseudoscience
#misinformation
#antivaxxers

[Intelligent Speculation @CritclThnkr]

Learning #CriticalThinking not only empowers you to make the best decisions in your life, but elevates society as well. Every time someone learns these skills, it is one less person spreading mis/disinformation, conspiracy theories, etc. That's a win for us all.

[Eric Feigl-Ding @DrEricDing]

HUGE—In South Korea 🇰🇷, major study found mandatory wearing of masks reduced #COVID19 rates by 93.5% and practicing both social distancing with masks on public transport during peak hours reduced infection rates by 98.1%. 👀 #MaskUp #COVIDisAirborne https://t.co/B41w14dbp1

[Debunking Denialism @debunkdenialism]

Cannabis does not cure all diseases.

[Eric Feigl-Ding @DrEricDing]

Devastating—An unvaccinated mother with #COVID19 delivers her baby on a ventilator—she died never holding her baby. CDC warns complications can be deadly for both mother & baby—expecting mothers who get COVID have 2x ICU admissions & 70% ⬆️risk of dying.🧵
https://t.co/M8lr7ZcJOy

[nature @Nature]

A Nature survey of more than 300 scientists who have given media interviews about COVID-19 has found wide experience of harassment or abuse – with 15% having received death threats https://t.co/BdtKftwkmf

[Eric Feigl-Ding @DrEricDing]

2) Until we all recognize that #COVIDisAirborne (which should not be political)… we are going to be screwed by the pandemic for a long time.

[Eric Feigl-Ding @DrEricDing]

Serious red flags🚩 to spot bad health officials—

🚩Coronavirus isn’t airborne🚩
🚩Just stay 6 feet🚩
🚩Plexiglass🚩
🚩Don’t worry about variants🚩
🚩Can’t get reinfected🚩
🚩No need to mask indoors🚩
🚩”Learn to live” with the virus🚩
🚩Kids are practically immune🚩
#COVID19

[The Desi Science Page @desisciencepage]

Open-mindedness:

A look at some of the flawed thinking that prompts people who believe in certain non-scientific concepts to advise others who don't to be more open-minded.

https://t.co/8LLskrZlv2

#CriticalThinking