I've subscribed to the STAT News daily newsletter for years. They're a reliable indicator of the direction Pharma defenders are going on various topics. During Covid they instituted a paywall and took away commenting on remaining free articles.
Having unusually low blood pressure, I find STAT News useful for boosting it.
They just can't help themselves. Today, this came over the transom, which at first blush appeared to be an unusual acknowledgment that RFK might be right about something. Newsletter teaser: "Experts say this RFK Jr. idea could be a good one"
But no, the linked article turns out to be about fat-shaming. (I could be wrong, not being able to get past the paywall.)
Edit to add: here's the full article sans paywall. They make a token nod to the need for doctors to have some nutrition training (most don't), but of course there's no mention that the current mainstream thinking on nutrition is hugely wrong—evidenced by the obesity epidemic. Then the bulk of the article goes on to talk about fat-shaming and they need to respectfully talk to patients about their weight. Spare me. https://archive.li/TyOPq
I too used to read STAT News. After reading yet another article on the risk covid posed to kids, I wrote the editor and the author. I stated that AAP and their go-to pediatrician in New Orleans, quoted in the article, were mostly wrong. I pointed to CDC numbers showing significantly more kids had died from pneumonia than covid. I also pointed out the CDC numbers must include both from and with for covid. I suggested they challenge CDC on the numbers and moderate their claims of harm. The editor replied, good on him, but he told me to challenge CDC. I replied that it was his job to support the accuracy of their reporting, not mine. Crickets.
Shortly thereafter, CDC lowered the number of kids covid deaths by 25% or more. Haven't bothered with STAT News since.
The ELEVIDYS history sounds similar to what happenned with Respironics CPAP machines. FDA did nothing about them until ProPublica ran an exposé about the machines that spanned several articles.
The whole thing makes me sick. They so easily take advantage of people who believe in the system, who have no idea about the back room wheeling and dealing. Pharma knows and depends on the success of their propaganda machine and are efficient at buying loyalty wherever it counts.
I've subscribed to the STAT News daily newsletter for years. They're a reliable indicator of the direction Pharma defenders are going on various topics. During Covid they instituted a paywall and took away commenting on remaining free articles.
Having unusually low blood pressure, I find STAT News useful for boosting it.
They just can't help themselves. Today, this came over the transom, which at first blush appeared to be an unusual acknowledgment that RFK might be right about something. Newsletter teaser: "Experts say this RFK Jr. idea could be a good one"
But no, the linked article turns out to be about fat-shaming. (I could be wrong, not being able to get past the paywall.)
https://www.statnews.com/2025/07/24/rfk-jr-nutrition-education-medical-schools/
Edit to add: here's the full article sans paywall. They make a token nod to the need for doctors to have some nutrition training (most don't), but of course there's no mention that the current mainstream thinking on nutrition is hugely wrong—evidenced by the obesity epidemic. Then the bulk of the article goes on to talk about fat-shaming and they need to respectfully talk to patients about their weight. Spare me. https://archive.li/TyOPq
Every villain proclaimed a hero, by MSM. And every hero, a villain in the land of upside down.
I too used to read STAT News. After reading yet another article on the risk covid posed to kids, I wrote the editor and the author. I stated that AAP and their go-to pediatrician in New Orleans, quoted in the article, were mostly wrong. I pointed to CDC numbers showing significantly more kids had died from pneumonia than covid. I also pointed out the CDC numbers must include both from and with for covid. I suggested they challenge CDC on the numbers and moderate their claims of harm. The editor replied, good on him, but he told me to challenge CDC. I replied that it was his job to support the accuracy of their reporting, not mine. Crickets.
Shortly thereafter, CDC lowered the number of kids covid deaths by 25% or more. Haven't bothered with STAT News since.
The ELEVIDYS history sounds similar to what happenned with Respironics CPAP machines. FDA did nothing about them until ProPublica ran an exposé about the machines that spanned several articles.
The whole thing makes me sick. They so easily take advantage of people who believe in the system, who have no idea about the back room wheeling and dealing. Pharma knows and depends on the success of their propaganda machine and are efficient at buying loyalty wherever it counts.