In a great win for academic freedom, NIH director @drjbhattacharya has removed the old rule that research manuscripts by NIH scientists must be approved by their superiors before they could be published. www.limpertinentmedia.com/post/who-man...

Vaccination rates plummeted due to pandemic lockdowns. Please blame lockdown advocates for subsequent measles outbreaks.

NIH failed us during the pandemic. Here is my 12-point proposal for NIH to restore integrity, open scientific discourse, accountability, efficiency and public trust. publichealth.realclearjournals.org/perspectives...

Peer review is fundamental to science and reviewers should be paid, as our new open access and open peer review Journal of the Academy of Public Health does. If you agree, check it out and sign up to review! publichealth.realclearjournals.org

"The parallels between Semmelweis’s story and the Great Barrington Declaration (GBD) authors recall the adage that history may not repeat itself, but it sure rhymes." - Professor Ed Livingston, UCLA and JAMA www.sensible-med.com/p/the-semmel...

RIP Dr. Thomas O'Brien, a pioneer and giant in the field of antimicrobial resistance, with worldwide impact. One of the friendliest, most curious and funniest scientists I have worked with.

Excellent news from NIH Director Monica Betagnolli that all NIH funded research must be freely available to the public as soon as it is published. www.nih.gov/about-nih/wh...