SkeptVet

Skeptical veterinarian promoting science-based pet health

[SkeptVet @SkeptVet]

@TheNicholasWolf Of course, we could just go back to writing single books, or even smaller series?

[Dr. Catharine Young @DrCatharineY]

America does not have a single crisis of trust in science. It has two populations moving in opposite directions.

[Neil Stone @DrNeilStone]

Ridiculous witch hunt of people who did their best to keep people safe in almost impossible situation through a terrible pandemic

[SkeptVet @SkeptVet]

@MichaelAlbertMD Unfortunately, a lot of doctors are surprised to learn this also. Commission bias, lead-time/length-time bias, and simple fear drive overdiagnosis, and it is frustratingly difficult to get even medical professionals to recognize the risks.

[Neil Stone @DrNeilStone]

RFK Jr has destroyed medicine in the US for a generation in favour of pseudoscience and quackery

[Benjamin Mazer @BenMazer]

Here’s what happened when Korea promoted widespread thyroid ultrasounds for the general population.

Of course those idiots didn’t have Silicon Valley so I’m sure this time will be different

[Neil Stone @DrNeilStone]

I'm not too worried about the safety of ivermectin - it's a pretty safe drug (unless in excessive doses)

I worry that cancer patients are foregoing proven therapies in exchange for this unproven therapy much loved by online conspiracy theorists

It could cost them their lives

[Tyler Black, MD @tylerblack32]

Um, you could ignore it, but you won't.
Sincerely, a psychiatrist.

[Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan]

An insane accusation from an insane man

[Tom Nichols @RadioFreeTom]

Always good to deal with outbreaks after they've already started

[Crémieux @cremieuxrecueil]

We know that LDL is behind heart disease on the basis of all the available causal evidence.

There's biological plausibility, a strong association, a biological gradient, temporality, specificity, consistent results, coherent findings, and we can see that cutting LDL saves lives.

[Dr. Brian Goldman @NightShiftMD]

Replicated four times. Shingles vaccinated people have a roughly 20% reduction in dementia.

[SkeptVet @SkeptVet]

For those who foolishly deny the real benefits of science-based medicine...

[Samuel Hume @DrSamuelBHume]

Beautiful chart: the collapse in cardiovascular mortality over the last 100 years

What happens when we add anti-lipoprotein(a), anti-IL6, anti-NLRP3, oral anti-PCSK9...?

[Tom Nichols @RadioFreeTom]

It’s almost like outbreaks of sickness are predictable if people don’t take vaccines to prevent them

[Dog Aging Project @DogAgingProject]

"New research from the Dog Aging Project shows that genetic metabolic patterns tied to lifespan are strikingly similar in dogs and people, offering new insight into aging across species."

🐾To learn more about our findings, read the TAMU VMBS article: https://t.co/OCGxw70B7y

[Professor Chris Whitty @CMO_England]

A new study shows HPV vaccination in England has led to the number of deaths from cervical cancer falling to zero in vaccinated women under 25.

Please encourage all eligible children to get vaccinated.

https://t.co/YuX2BCR6gz

[Neil Stone @DrNeilStone]

RFK Jr: "Gardasil is probably the single worst mass vaccine that we've ever seen

The reality

It's SO GOOD that no one vaccinated in England has died from cervical cancer.

In fact it's on the way to eliminating it.

Yes - ELIMINATE CERVICAL CANCER

Don't listen to RFK Jr

[Dr. Catharine Young @DrCatharineY]

Today, OMB officials defended a proposal that would give political appointees authority to review and terminate grants based on alignment with presidential priorities.

If implemented, it would mark the most significant changes to federal science funding.

[SkeptVet @SkeptVet]

@DellAnnaLuca Same for vets!

[Eric Topol @EricTopol]

The academic freedom index across the world.
The US is on a steep decline, ranking below 120th of countries in 2025.
In 2015, we were ranked in the top 15.
https://t.co/6DZFYY6oXP