Category: Medical Myths
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Big Pharma’s Greatest Hustle: How Pediatricians Get Rich Off Vaccines. Just Kidding, We Drive Toyotas
Every so often, someone on the internet works up the nerve to tell me the truth about my life. Usually it’s a man whose medical training consists of three podcasts and a supplement discount code. He tells me I vaccinate children because Big Pharma pays me to. That I’m a corporate shill. That I’m getting…
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Masks Forever: Because Apparently 2020 Never Ended in Some Households
I am honestly surprised by how many families are still bringing their children into clinic wearing masks, whether the child is sick or perfectly well. Years after the height of the pandemic, I walk into exam rooms and see little faces still covered, even when there is no particular outbreak, no special risk factor, and…
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From Womb Pretzel to Playground Pro: The Story of Bowlegs
Most babies and toddlers are bowlegged, it’s normal, and it almost always straightens out on its own without braces, special shoes, or heroic interventions. So… Why Does My Kid Look Bowlegged? Babies spend months crammed in the womb like a pretzel in a carry‑on suitcase, and their soft bones mold to that position, which is…
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Stop Overthinking the Flu Shot , Now is Not Too Soon
“No, Your Immune System Doesn’t Have a ‘Too Soon’ Setting: A PSA for the Vaccine-Procrastination Nation” Let’s clear something up before Susan from your group chat convinces you to “wait until it’s colder” for your flu shot: your immune system doesn’t check a calendar before deciding whether to remember things. The antibodies you built up…
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Congratulations, You’ve Already Commented, And You Haven’t Even Read This Yet
A love letter to the brave keyboard warriors who skim a headline, feel a feeling, and immediately start typing. Welcome. If you’re reading this sentence, I have terrible news: you are already disqualified from being one of my most enthusiastic commenters. My most passionate reviewers never make it this far. They read the title, felt…
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The Great Brain Heist: What Studies Actually Say About IQ in Vaccinated vs. Unvaccinated Kids (By Request)
This one is by request from a colleague’s spouse. Apparently, they are in a text group that is asking about vaccines affecting intelligence, or are unvaccinated kids more intelligent. If you have a request for a topic (no personal medical advice), please contact me through my website. It turns out that vaccinated children score higher…
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Baby Monitors: Because Parenting Needed More False Alarms
Baby Monitors Don’t Prevent SIDS—They Just Keep Parents Awake There is a special kind of modern-parent exhaustion that comes from being awakened at 2:13 am by a tiny electronic panic attack announcing that your baby’s sock has shifted one millimeter. The baby is asleep. Warm. Pink. Breathing. Possibly dreaming about milk. But the monitor has…