Cause and Effect Case 2: Augusto Roux This post will have breaking news featured below. See entry for March 2, Augusto is a fit 36-year-old man from Buenos Aires. He doesn’t smoke or drink alcohol. He runs frequently and does Cross-Fit. He wanted to get vaccinated because his mother has emphysema, a lung disease, and he was worried about making things worse for her. He … [Read more...] about Disappeared in Argentina
Politics of Care
Injuries in Vaccine Trials
A Fine Balance © Nina Otulakowski February 2022 Brianne Dressen's case below is the first of 10 clinical scenarios which will be laid out on Cause and Effect over the next few weeks. The credentials of those interviewing Bri and others can also be found there, along this week with Maddie De Garay's case. The publication of these cases challenges anyone who thinks the … [Read more...] about Injuries in Vaccine Trials
The Crack through which the Science Gets In
Ring the bells that still can ring, Forget your perfect offering... © Billiam James 2022 This post inaugurates a new Cause and Effect Forum which can now be found as a Tab on dhblog.wpengine.com. Some of the Forum pieces will appear here also but the Cases at its heart will primarily appear there. When a little more complete, roughly four sections in, the Forum can be … [Read more...] about The Crack through which the Science Gets In
The Evidence that Counts for Us
This post follows last weeks The Evidence that Counts for FDA. The image of dog or bear in a burning house with an untested fire extinguisher is one that many medical managers have used when referring to the Covid crisis and vaccines - the vaccines may not be perfect but we are in a burning house and even if untested they are better than nothing. Thanks to the College of … [Read more...] about The Evidence that Counts for Us
The Evidence that Counts for FDA
This is part one of a two part post. The image is from the opening sequence of Raiders of the Lost Arc and shows Indiana Jones being chased by angry natives with the shakiest of means of escape - like trying to escape in a Ford Pinto which risked bursting into flames. A Fireser 747 Max 8 might have been more up to date option. Part two next week. When vaccines and drugs … [Read more...] about The Evidence that Counts for FDA
I Am the Alpha and the Omicron
The one good thing about the Pandemic is that its given rise to some good cartoons - more on the side of the Resistance I think but am open to being persuaded if anyone wants to send me Clever Cartoons from the Empire's side. I hope this post doesn't offend anyone's sensibilities - it should be read as an amusement. The next section is most of an article that appeared in … [Read more...] about I Am the Alpha and the Omicron
Invalidating Indigenous Immunity
Rock, Stone, Crack - Disappear was supposed to be the last post of 2021. But this post forced itself forward, partly triggered by Marc Casañas, who with Alex Oncina translated El Naufragio - see Chronicle of a Tyranny Foretold. May We Never Forget One of the stories of 2021 in the English speaking world was the discovery of over a thousand unmarked graves linked to several … [Read more...] about Invalidating Indigenous Immunity
Rock, Stone, Crack – Disappear
The end of the year is a time to turn to more 'spiritual' or reflective themes. This year two contrasting spiritualities, featured in previous end of year posts, have been headline news. Rock-etman One set of posts has looked at Salvation through Technology. Religion, Technology and Management. 'Tis the Season to Rebel. In 2021, we have seen a flowering of these … [Read more...] about Rock, Stone, Crack – Disappear
Where Does the Misinformation Come From?
This key post in the Politics of Care series stems from an invite from Norman Fenton to give a lecture on December 6 to a group interested in the evidence swirling around vaccines. It is accompanied by The Handmaid's Vaccine on RxISK, which gives a video of the talk, whose text and slides are below. The sound effects in the video are slightly mixed at one or two point and you … [Read more...] about Where Does the Misinformation Come From?
The Eclipse of Health Care
This post has a partner - There was a Young Woman who Swallowed a Lie. It also needs to be read with its Health Warning. A Full Eclipse of Care In the early 1980s, the pharmaceutical industry outsourced the running of its randomized clinical trials (RCTs) to Contract Research Organizations (CROs) and the writing up of RCT results to medical writing companies. With this, … [Read more...] about The Eclipse of Health Care