Following a media feeding frenzy in the wake of an FDA Panel on SSRIs in Pregnancy - see Unsafe Safety Systems - another feeding frenzy erupted with an HHS (Health and Human Services ) statement that it was reviewing the use of Tylenol in Pregnancy and possible links to Autism. This post engages with both of these frenzies. It is partnered with an ideally read first post … [Read more...] about Partnerships in Healthcare
From Just Say No to Getting to Yes
Could It Be Intelligent to Say No? The meat in this post comes from Peter Selley and centers on a new hazard of monoclonal antibodies given to infants - seizures and other neurological problems, along with deaths. The background to this post lies in Ground Control to RSV - RSVP.. It also links to Back to the Future of Personal Care on RxISK. In The Miracle of Artificial … [Read more...] about From Just Say No to Getting to Yes
Ground Control to RSV – RSVP
An illustration of the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in cross-section landing on a respiratory endothelial cell in humans. A nuclear protein core capped by large L proteins is depicted with single-stranded RNA (colored purple). The virion exterior is populated by F and G proteins, while its interior is lined by M2-1 and M proteins. G proteins are shown as tangled tubular … [Read more...] about Ground Control to RSV – RSVP
The Miracle of Artificial Intelligence
The recent FDA Panel on SSRIs and Pregnancy attracted a scathing Media Response. See Unsafe Safety Systems for 25 responses including the American Psychiatric Association and Britain’s College of Psychiatrists. For the most part the responses were remarkably similar, displayed complete amnesia for previously accepted facts, and downplayed any risks with phrases like earlier … [Read more...] about The Miracle of Artificial Intelligence
There’s Something About Pregnant Mary
A recording of the full FDA Panel on SSRIs and Pregnancy is linked to the last post here. There has been extensive media coverage of this event - and 18 takes on what reporters heard can be found linked to Unsafe Safety Systems on RxISK. Roger McFillin was on thin ice, at the recent FDA Panel on SSRIs and pregnancy, when he told us that women have emotions and maybe … [Read more...] about There’s Something About Pregnant Mary
FDA Panel: SSRIs and Pregnancy
On behalf of FDA Commissioner Marty Makary, M.D., M.P.H., the FDA is holding a series of roundtable discussions with independent panels of scientific experts that will review the latest scientific evidence, evaluate potential health risks, explore safer alternatives, and may offer recommendations for regulatory action. This initiative is part of the FDA’s broader … [Read more...] about FDA Panel: SSRIs and Pregnancy
Bauer Power and Informed Consent
In Epidemiology of Autism Spectrum Disorder on RxISK, I mention that for me a key paper in a reference list of 27 references was one by Ann Bauer and colleagues, who recognized limitations to the epidemiological data but nailed their colours to the mast in saying that there was sufficient evidence here that pregnant women should be warned of a possible link between … [Read more...] about Bauer Power and Informed Consent
Secret Moderna Trial Documents
This post by Peter Selley details yet another Selley triumph. It's extraordinary what focus and persistence can achieve. I am dedicating this post to Nikki Rutman, twenty years an analyst with the FBI, who currently heads up Moderna’s Global Intelligence Division. Moderna’s shares have plummeted since its 2021 Covid heyday. This appears unrelated to my FOI request which … [Read more...] about Secret Moderna Trial Documents
Safety or System?
Samizdat has just been graced with Gene Larkin's Seeking Soteria accompanied by Bill James fabulous artwork (graced is the best word). For reasons that will become clear, the title of this post picks up on the last post Unsafe Safety. Gene can be heard talking about Soteria with colleagues on a Mad in America Soteria Webinar. In the near future Katinka Newman will be hosting … [Read more...] about Safety or System?
Unsafe Safety
On March 20th, Senators Tina Smith and Ben Lujan, and Representatives Andrea Salinas and Becca Balint, sent a letter to the Secretary of the US Department of Health and Human Services, Robert F Kennedy, expressing concern about his promotion of disproven and outright false theories about mental health medications. In separate comments, Senator Smith indicated she had been … [Read more...] about Unsafe Safety