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Gideon M-K; Health Nerd

The Problem With Vaccines

When a public health intervention is literally too good.

1d ago

The Problem With Vaccines

1d ago

Eating Oatmeal Probably Won’t Extend Your Life

Probably not. A hilarious tale of bad science reporting.

Feb 3

Eating Oatmeal Probably Won’t Extend Your Life

Feb 3

Gender Dysphoria, Children, And Moral Panics

What new data from the UK shows about trans children

Jan 31

Gender Dysphoria, Children, And Moral Panics

Jan 31

You Watch Isn’t Poisoning You With PFAS

The science behind some truly ridiculous headlines.

Jan 21

You Watch Isn’t Poisoning You With PFAS

Jan 21

How Deadly Is Bird Flu (H5N1)?

What the data says about the likelihood of dying if you catch the disease.

Jan 15

How Deadly Is Bird Flu (H5N1)?

Jan 15

Children And COVID-19 In 2025

Why I’m not overly concerned about my daughter and COVID-19

Jan 6

Children And COVID-19 In 2025

Jan 6

Seed Oils Probably Aren’t Giving You Colorectal Cancer

Some of the worst media coverage of science I’ve ever seen

Dec 19, 2024

Seed Oils Probably Aren’t Giving You Colorectal Cancer

Dec 19, 2024

Intermittent Fasting Probably Isn’t Making You Bald

Why recent headlines aren’t as convincing as they might seem.

Dec 16, 2024

Intermittent Fasting Probably Isn’t Making You Bald

Dec 16, 2024

Can Chocolate Prevent Diabetes?

Probably not.

Dec 13, 2024

Can Chocolate Prevent Diabetes?

Dec 13, 2024

How Much Do We Know About Really Old People?

Why most of what we know about the 85+ population could be wrong.

Dec 10, 2024

How Much Do We Know About Really Old People?

Dec 10, 2024

Gideon M-K; Health Nerd

Gideon M-K; Health Nerd

Epidemiologist. Writer. Podcaster. Twitter https://twitter.com/GidMK Threads https://www.threads.net/@gidmkhealthnerd Email gidmk.healthnerd@gmail.com

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