Our 2 hour critical appraisal and ASH review.  
SO many guest stars

2 HOUR ASH Presentation with AARON GOODMAN & MANNI & More

Is alcohol healthy for you? I break down everything you need to know about beer, wine, and spirits.

Alcohol - Is it healthy? Everything you need to know about Beer, Wine and Spirits

The entire healthcare system is broken, it's not just health insurance companies.

The ENTIRE healthcare system is broken, not just health insurance companies

I discuss Trump's big health care changes: NIH study sections, the MMWR gag order, the US withdrawal from WHO, and more!

Trump's Big Health Care Changes: NIH study sections, MMWR gag order, WHO withdrawal & more!

I discuss the CIA admitting that COVID was a lab leak; Fauci's pardon; NIH meetings; RFK Jr's Senate confirmation hearing; and more.

CIA says lab leak, Fauci's pardon, NIH's meetings, RFK Jr's hearing & more!

I discuss the recent reduction in indirect funds for NIH grants and lay out why the NIH is a broken funding system.

Why the NIH is a broken funding system

I'm talking about USAID and Elon's team of six engineers; the Bobby Kennedy Jr hearings, particularly concerning Samoa; MMR vaccines; DEI; and NIH funding complaints.

Elon's 6 Engineers/ Unelected/ RFK Jr/ MMR vaccines/ DEI/ USAID and NIH funding complaints

I discuss the intense media coverage of Trump and the recent decision to cap indirect costs of NIH grants at 15%.

Trump is breaking media brains / NIH cuts indirect payments and scientists freak out

I discuss RFK Jr.'s confirmation as the US Secretary of Health and Human Services; recent layoffs at the CDC and NIH; and some comments by Harold Varmus in criticism of Jay Bhattacharya. 

RFK Jr takes office/ CDC layoffs/ Varmus criticizes Jay's proposal for Academic Freedom

CABINET - trial - Cabozantinib for NET

This week we tackle the topic of tucatinib in HER2-positive breast cancer with brain metastases. We also interview Dr. Cailin O'Connor of the University of California Irvine on her research on misinformation and disinformation. We discuss her recent article in the Boston Review, titled "Hydroxychloroquine and the Political Polarization of Science", as well as her extensive body of work.

HER2CLIMB: doi.org/10.1200/JCO.20.00775
Hydroxychloroquine: http://bostonreview.net/science-nature-politics/cailin-oconnor-james-owen-weatherall-hydroxychloroquine-and-political
The Dynamics of Retraction in Epistemic Networks: http://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/17088/
How Misinformation Spreads: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-misinformation-spreads-and-why-we-trust-it/

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June 2020

2.56 HER2CLIMB & Misinformation and Disinformation with Dr. Cailin O'Connor

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2.56 HER2CLIMB & Misinformation and Disinformation with Dr. Cailin O'Connor

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