No longer young, debatably more mature, but definitely older looking than the photograph below, David Healy figures he might now be able to deliver a decent lecture. He's been invited to speak at an International Society for Ethical Psychology and Psychiatry in 2 weeks time - on October 28. The talk will cover some of the points mentioned in the last post - Psychotropic … [Read more...] about Random or Mad
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Psychotropic Drug Follies
This post links to Experts by Experience and Withdrawal, PSSD and Cholinergic Drugs on RxISK and The Marketing of Anticholinergic Maleficence here last week along a just published article The Past Present and Future which describes a medical 'episode' that gives you an insight on how the system 'works' and should leave you skeptical amost almost anything you might hear about … [Read more...] about Psychotropic Drug Follies
The Marketing of Anticholinergic Maleficence
More than any other group of drugs in medicine, the anticholinergics have become Maleficent - blamed for the hedge of thorns that keeps our inner beauty asleep until some medical prince can fight his way through and put a Magic Wafer on our lips.- See Experts by Experience. In 1920 Otto Loewi had a dream that changed our world. Most people thought communication … [Read more...] about The Marketing of Anticholinergic Maleficence
Another Brick in the Wall
Pfizer’s maternal RSV vaccine (RSVpreF aka Abrysvo) has now been approved by both FDA and EMA. In the USA recommendations are awaited from CDC, ACIP and ACOG. Previous posts have examined Abrysvo’s risks if given to pregnant women. See: Yellow Peril A Shot in the Dark Women and Clinical Trials American drug Labels (called Package Inserts elsewhere) are printed … [Read more...] about Another Brick in the Wall
Not The BMJ News
Peter Selley and I have many friends in and a soft spot for The BMJ - the journal for members of the British Medical Association. One of us has read every issue since 1970. We thought there might be some response to our post Are Journalists the Answer to Clinical Medicine's Cause and Effect Problem, which, in the nicest possible way, accused The BMJ of cooking up the equivalent … [Read more...] about Not The BMJ News
Peeking behind the Curtain for a Wizard
This post by Patrick Hahn about The Day the Science Died reminds us that we have lived through some extraordinary times but seem inclined as perhaps people were after World War II to not dwell on things and just get on with life - for a decade or two until the memories came back. - see The Day The Science Died. I’m not a medical doctor. I don’t even play one on TV. So why … [Read more...] about Peeking behind the Curtain for a Wizard
From the French Revolution to A.I.
This is the second of two lectures organized by Fanny Dargent who has a longstanding interest in adolescence and its problems and the dangers of psychotropic medication, along with Ariane Denoyel, who has authored the French version of this lecture below, and the author of Génération Zombie, the leading book in French on these issues. The first lecture centres on the case of … [Read more...] about From the French Revolution to A.I.
Quil’s Mangent Des Médicaments
This is the first of two lectures organized by Fanny Dargent who has a longstanding interest in adolescence and its problems and the dangers of psychotropic medication, along with Ariane Denoyel, who has authored the French version of this lecture below, and is the author of Génération Zombie, the leading book in French on these issues. The talk centres on the case of Romain … [Read more...] about Quil’s Mangent Des Médicaments
Women, Pregnancy, and Clinical Trials
A year ago, Peter Selley, featured below got interested in the trials for an RSV vaccine. I paid no heed but Peter had smelt a story. Soon after I smelt a related story about efforts to enrol pregnant women in clinical trials. Sixty years after we introduced Randomized Controlled Trials (RCTs) into the regulations governing the licensing of drugs, aimed at forestalling … [Read more...] about Women, Pregnancy, and Clinical Trials
Si Dieu ne joue pas aux dés, Quid des médecins
Voici une conférence donnée à l’invitation de Consilium Scientific le 18 mai 2023, organisée par Leeza Osipenko. Consilium joue un rôle essentiel dans la remise en question de la qualité des preuves dont nous disposons en médecine, en particulier pour ce qui concerne les essais cliniques randomisés contrôlés (ECR). Ces derniers mois, ils ont été à l’origine d’excellentes … [Read more...] about Si Dieu ne joue pas aux dés, Quid des médecins