In a scathing review, the top US medical journal's editorial board warned that the "destruction that Kennedy has wrought in 1 in office might take generations to repair."
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In a scathing review, the top US medical journal's editorial board warned that the "destruction that Kennedy has wrought in 1 in office might take generations to repair."
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There needs to be more attention in general paid to how easily manipulated pseudoscientific medical policy and guidance processes are. RFK is more obvious than usual because he's an idiot, but also because the establishment isn't willing to cover for him the way they did for Wakefield for a decade.
Highlighting this Retraction Watch article because it's both incredibly serious, and just the tip of the iceberg. This reflects a culture of sloppiness and self-interest that is far too widespread in clinical "science" circles, from the "5-micron error" to shoddy evidence synthesis practices. See 🧵
It’s not an accident.🧵
RFK Jr. isn’t being hired to promote health. Remember Steve Bannon’s pronouncement in February 2017 when he declared his objective was the “deconstruction of the administrative state” and people scratched their heads wondering what he meant? Trump’s entire cabinet is full of Bannon’s wrecking balls.
Lancet is NOT a US medical journal @npr.org Based in UK since the early 19th century
Hey @npr.org The Lancet is a British publication. Not American.