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Edzard Ernst @edzard.bsky.social · 1h

Some simple, descriptive and revealing statistics on the Nobel Prize edzardernst.com/2025/10/some...

Some simple, descriptive and revealing statistics on the Nobel Prize

We all have heard a lot about this year's Nobel Prizes, I'm sure. One claim that I came across regularly is the notion that the US are the leading nation in Nobel awards. And for once, it's not even f...

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Gernot Almesberger @gernotalmesberger.bsky.social · 4h

say no more

#narcissist

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Circumcision and autism: Robert F, Kennedy Jr. just volunteered more proof of his extreme incompetence edzardernst.com/2025/10/circ...

Circumcision and autism: Robert F, Kennedy Jr. just volunteered more proof of his extreme incompetence

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has stated that circumcised boys have double the rate of autism. He thus suggested this is "highly likely" because they are given Tylenol for pain after the procedure. His claim ...

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Edzard Ernst @edzard.bsky.social · 3h

Spinal Manipulative Therapy for Low Back Pain and Opioid Use Disorder edzardernst.com/2025/10/spin...

Spinal Manipulative Therapy for Low Back Pain and Opioid Use Disorder

Patients receiving spinal manipulative therapy (SMT) for low back pain (LBP) are less likely to be prescribed opioids. However, the clinical implications of this finding are unclear. This study tested...

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Edzard Ernst @edzard.bsky.social · 3h

Helene M. Langevin announced her retirement as director of the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) edzardernst.com/2025/10/hele...

Helene M. Langevin announced her retirement as director of the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)

Helene M. Langevin recently announced her retirement as director of the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH). Here are some excerpts from her announcement: After seven year...

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Edzard Ernst @edzard.bsky.social · 16h

Helene Langevin announced her retirement as director of the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) edzardernst.com/2025/10/hele...

Helene M. Langevin announced her retirement as director of the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)

Helene M. Langevin recently announced her retirement as director of the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH). Here are some excerpts from her announcement: After seven year...

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ZEDtheRED @zedthered.bsky.social · 19h

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Thom Daniels @twvd73.bsky.social · 23h

Hey RFK! “There’s a strong correlation between the number of people who drowned by falling into a pool and the number of films in which Nicolas Cage has appeared.” 😱😱😱😱

Edzard Ernst @edzard.bsky.social · 1d

Circumcision and autism: Robert F, Kennedy Jr. just volunteered more proof of his extreme incompetence edzardernst.com/2025/10/circ...

Circumcision and autism: Robert F, Kennedy Jr. just volunteered more proof of his extreme incompetence

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has stated that circumcised boys have double the rate of autism. He thus suggested this is "highly likely" because they are given Tylenol for pain after the procedure. His claim ...

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Lucilla Piccari @lucillapiccari.bsky.social · 22h

Hey RFK Jr

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Cambridge Skeptics @cambskeptics.bsky.social · 21h

Did MAGA activist Jack Posobiec just accidentally compare President Donald Trump to Adolf Hitler? newrepublic.com/post/201521/...

Pizzagate Guy Compares Trump Fighting Antifa to Rise of Hitler

Jack Posobiec’s comment was a little too on the nose.

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Edzard Ernst @edzard.bsky.social · 21h

Helene M. Langevin retires as director of the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) edzardernst.com/2025/10/hele...

Helene M. Langevin announced her retirement as director of the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)

Helene M. Langevin recently announced her retirement as director of the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH). Here are some excerpts from her announcement: After seven year...

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Kiki Martell @itsumonikoniko.bsky.social · 1d

I know it’s serious and not funny at all, because RFK Jr. is a peak danger idiot, but that one ⬆️ had me dying. 😂

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 1d

Stay strong, stay beautiful, Chicago. c

Tweet from Fred Wellman: “Weird. I was told it’s a war zone.”
Below is a Time Out Chicago post showing a scenic city skyline at sunset with the text: “Chicago has been voted the Best Big City in the U.S. for the ninth consecutive year.”

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Edzard Ernst @edzard.bsky.social · 1d

Helene M. Langevin announced her retirement as director of the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) edzardernst.com/2025/10/hele...

Helene M. Langevin announced her retirement as director of the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)

Helene M. Langevin recently announced her retirement as director of the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH). Here are some excerpts from her announcement: After seven year...

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Edzard Ernst @edzard.bsky.social · 1d

Nobel Prize for 3 scientists who discovered that "Regulatory T cells are the immune system's 'security guards' that prevent immune cells from attacking our own body" edzardernst.com/2025/10/nobe...

Nobel Prize for 3 scientists who discovered that “Regulatory T cells are the immune system’s ‘security guards’ that prevent immune cells from attacking our own body”

The Japanese physician and immunologist Shimon Sakaguchi, the American immunologist Fred Ramsdell and the American molecular biologist Mary Brunkow have been awarded this year's Nobel Prize in Medicin...

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Edzard Ernst @edzard.bsky.social · 1d

"It’s our duty to warn the nation about RFK Jr." edzardernst.com/2025/10/its-...

“It’s our duty to warn the nation about RFK Jr.”

I have repeatedly warned about the immense damage that RFKJr. is currently inflicting on public health in the U.S. and beyond (most recently here). Recently, I have been joined by prominent and author...

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