Les Rose
@majikthyse.bsky.social
Retired clinical research scientist, but have never been busier. I just don't get paid! Debunker of quackery, classic car owner, RC model flyer, choral singer. Trustee of HealthSense and of Salisbury Musical Society. How did I ever have time to go to work?
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Palestinians killed for 'venturing too close' to an imaginary shifting yellow line.
In the rest of the world we call this Murder.
In the rest of the world we call this Murder.
December 29, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Palestinians killed for 'venturing too close' to an imaginary shifting yellow line.
In the rest of the world we call this Murder.
In the rest of the world we call this Murder.
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Goodbye to the year of the Big Lie edzardernst.com/2025/12/good...
Goodbye to the year of the Big Lie
This year's 'Christmas issue' of the BMJ comes with a remarkable editorial. Please allow me to quote a few passages from it: We live in a world of lies, damned lies, and AI hallucinations. A US public...
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December 29, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Goodbye to the year of the Big Lie edzardernst.com/2025/12/good...
The bigger the lie....
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December 29, 2025 at 10:18 AM
The bigger the lie....
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🚨The Gov could FINALLY be about to end fox hunting for good, by banning trail hunting. But the likes of Farage are criticising the ban. We need to drown them out: sign the petition now to back the ban and tell the Government to hold firm: 38d.gs/trailhuntingdf
Sign the petition: ban trail hunting for good
🚨The Gov could FINALLY be about to end fox hunting for good, by banning trail hunting. But the likes of Farage are criticising the ban. We need to drown them out: sign the petition now to back the ban...
38d.gs
December 28, 2025 at 6:43 PM
🚨The Gov could FINALLY be about to end fox hunting for good, by banning trail hunting. But the likes of Farage are criticising the ban. We need to drown them out: sign the petition now to back the ban and tell the Government to hold firm: 38d.gs/trailhuntingdf
Donald Trump has filed a $10bn lawsuit against the BBC over a Panorama documentary! 🚨 If he wins, our national broadcaster could be wrecked - and license fee payers could be stuck with the bill. Stand with the BBC: tell leaders don’t pay Trump a penny! 38d.gs/2auv
Donald Trump has filed a $10bn lawsuit against the BBC over a Panorama documentary! 🚨 If he wins, our national broadcaster could be wrecked - and license fee payers could be stuck with the bill. Stand...
Donald Trump has filed a $10bn lawsuit against the BBC over a Panorama documentary! 🚨 If he wins, our national broadcaster could be wrecked - and license fee payers could be stuck with the bill. Stand...
38d.gs
December 27, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Donald Trump has filed a $10bn lawsuit against the BBC over a Panorama documentary! 🚨 If he wins, our national broadcaster could be wrecked - and license fee payers could be stuck with the bill. Stand with the BBC: tell leaders don’t pay Trump a penny! 38d.gs/2auv
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Spinal manipulation for primary and secondary dysmenorrhoea? No!!! edzardernst.com/2025/12/spin...
Spinal manipulation for primary and secondary dysmenorrhoea? No!!!
Dysmenorrhoea refers to the occurrence of painful menstrual cramps of uterine origin and is a common gynaecological condition. The efficacy of medical treatments such as nonsteroidal anti-inflammatori...
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December 23, 2025 at 6:37 AM
Spinal manipulation for primary and secondary dysmenorrhoea? No!!! edzardernst.com/2025/12/spin...
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CRANIOSACRAL THERAPY FOR PRETERM NEONATES AND INFANTS: nonsensical research of nonsense does not make sense. edzardernst.com/2025/12/cran...
CRANIOSACRAL THERAPY FOR PRETERM NEONATES AND INFANTS: nonsensical research of nonsense does not make sense.
This pilot study evaluates changes in sensorimotor responses in premature infants after receiving craniosacral therapy. The study included a total of 63 infants born between 28 and 31 weeks of gestati...
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December 23, 2025 at 6:38 AM
CRANIOSACRAL THERAPY FOR PRETERM NEONATES AND INFANTS: nonsensical research of nonsense does not make sense. edzardernst.com/2025/12/cran...
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Integrative Medicine Education for Medical Students? NO, IT'S NONSENSE! edzardernst.com/2025/12/inte...
Integrative Medicine Education for Medical Students? NO, IT’S NONSENSE!
This paper reports a project aimed to develop and refine an integrative medicine (IM) elective to improve health education and learning, thereby enhancing future physicians’ knowledge, skills, and sel...
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December 23, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Integrative Medicine Education for Medical Students? NO, IT'S NONSENSE! edzardernst.com/2025/12/inte...
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Anti-aging: the “tomorrowland of health” edzardernst.com/2025/12/anti...
Anti-aging: the “tomorrowland of health”
In my frantic ambition to stay young for ever (just kidding!), I came across an interesting article about the "longevity doctor" Mohammed Enayats who claims to have cut his biological age from 41 to 2...
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December 23, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Anti-aging: the “tomorrowland of health” edzardernst.com/2025/12/anti...
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An elective course on HOMEOPATHY for pharmacy students? edzardernst.com/2025/12/an-e...
An elective course on HOMEOPATHY for pharmacy students?
The elective "Introduction to Homeopathic Medicines" at the University of the Pacific, Thomas J. Long School of Pharmacy was first offered in fall 2024. It is led by Professor of Pharmacy Practice Kat...
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December 22, 2025 at 7:54 AM
An elective course on HOMEOPATHY for pharmacy students? edzardernst.com/2025/12/an-e...
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Osteopathic treatment of infants with infantile colic ... or: HOW TO CHEAT WITH SEEMINGLY RIGOROUS CLINICAL TRIALS edzardernst.com/2025/12/oste...
Osteopathic treatment of infants with infantile colic … or: HOW TO CHEAT WITH SEEMINGLY RIGOROUS CLINICAL TRIALS
Colic in infants causes excessive crying in an otherwise healthy and thriving baby. Colic is a common but poorly understood and often frustrating problem for caregivers. The objective of this trial wa...
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December 22, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Osteopathic treatment of infants with infantile colic ... or: HOW TO CHEAT WITH SEEMINGLY RIGOROUS CLINICAL TRIALS edzardernst.com/2025/12/oste...
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CRANIOSACRAL THERAPY FOR PRETERM NEONATES AND INFANTS: nonsensical research of nonsense does not make sense. edzardernst.com/2025/12/cran...
CRANIOSACRAL THERAPY FOR PRETERM NEONATES AND INFANTS: nonsensical research of nonsense does not make sense.
This pilot study evaluates changes in sensorimotor responses in premature infants after receiving craniosacral therapy. The study included a total of 63 infants born between 28 and 31 weeks of gestati...
edzardernst.com
December 22, 2025 at 9:31 AM
CRANIOSACRAL THERAPY FOR PRETERM NEONATES AND INFANTS: nonsensical research of nonsense does not make sense. edzardernst.com/2025/12/cran...
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i hope they know about paper mills, for whom this is a popular topic
WHO to explore evidence for and regulation of alternative & traditional medicine.
Will they actually apply same standards of evidence?
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
Will they actually apply same standards of evidence?
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
‘A potential treasure trove’: World Health Organization to explore benefits of traditional medicines
UN body to study possibility of integrating centuries-old practices into mainstream healthcare
www.theguardian.com
December 21, 2025 at 7:14 AM
i hope they know about paper mills, for whom this is a popular topic
Good grief
WHO to explore evidence for and regulation of alternative & traditional medicine.
Will they actually apply same standards of evidence?
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
Will they actually apply same standards of evidence?
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
‘A potential treasure trove’: World Health Organization to explore benefits of traditional medicines
UN body to study possibility of integrating centuries-old practices into mainstream healthcare
www.theguardian.com
December 21, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Good grief
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MOST OSTEOPATHIC RCTs ARE OF POOR QUALITY AND THEIR FINDINGS ARE THUS UNRELIABLE edzardernst.com/2025/12/most...
MOST OSTEOPATHIC RCTs ARE OF POOR QUALITY AND THEIR FINDINGS ARE THUS UNRELIABLE
The objective of this systematic review was to investigate trustworthiness, i.e. the methodological rigor, transparency, good governance, research integrity, and absence of misconduct, of randomized c...
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December 21, 2025 at 7:21 AM
MOST OSTEOPATHIC RCTs ARE OF POOR QUALITY AND THEIR FINDINGS ARE THUS UNRELIABLE edzardernst.com/2025/12/most...
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Integrative Medicine Education for Medical Students? NO, IT'S NONSENSE! edzardernst.com/2025/12/inte...
Integrative Medicine Education for Medical Students? NO, IT’S NONSENSE!
This paper reports a project aimed to develop and refine an integrative medicine (IM) elective to improve health education and learning, thereby enhancing future physicians’ knowledge, skills, and sel...
edzardernst.com
December 21, 2025 at 7:22 AM
Integrative Medicine Education for Medical Students? NO, IT'S NONSENSE! edzardernst.com/2025/12/inte...
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Donald Trump has made it his explicit policy to interfere in European politics and ‘cultivate resistance’ in the UK and elsewhere.
The government should include the US administration in the scope of its investigation.
The government should include the US administration in the scope of its investigation.
December 19, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Donald Trump has made it his explicit policy to interfere in European politics and ‘cultivate resistance’ in the UK and elsewhere.
The government should include the US administration in the scope of its investigation.
The government should include the US administration in the scope of its investigation.
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NEW
Donald Trump v the British Broadcasting Corporation: the battle begins
The president filed a claim this week more about exerting leverage than legal niceties
By me, at @prospectmagazine.co.uk
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/law/th...
Donald Trump v the British Broadcasting Corporation: the battle begins
The president filed a claim this week more about exerting leverage than legal niceties
By me, at @prospectmagazine.co.uk
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/law/th...
Donald Trump v the British Broadcasting Corporation: the battle begins
The president filed a claim this week more about exerting leverage than legal niceties
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
December 19, 2025 at 12:24 PM
NEW
Donald Trump v the British Broadcasting Corporation: the battle begins
The president filed a claim this week more about exerting leverage than legal niceties
By me, at @prospectmagazine.co.uk
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/law/th...
Donald Trump v the British Broadcasting Corporation: the battle begins
The president filed a claim this week more about exerting leverage than legal niceties
By me, at @prospectmagazine.co.uk
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/law/th...
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Nature makes it a condition of publication that the data should be available. It doesn't enforce it. The conditions for releasing the data for the latest Zoe diet trial (Tim Spector) preclude people who want to check the analysis. This is #badscience.
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PubPeer - Effects of a personalized nutrition program on cardiometabol...
There are comments on PubPeer for publication: Effects of a personalized nutrition program on cardiometabolic health: a randomized controlled trial (2024)
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December 18, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Nature makes it a condition of publication that the data should be available. It doesn't enforce it. The conditions for releasing the data for the latest Zoe diet trial (Tim Spector) preclude people who want to check the analysis. This is #badscience.
pubpeer.com/publications...
pubpeer.com/publications...
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An elective course on HOMEOPATHY for pharmacy students? edzardernst.com/2025/12/an-e...
An elective course on HOMEOPATHY for pharmacy students?
The elective "Introduction to Homeopathic Medicines" at the University of the Pacific, Thomas J. Long School of Pharmacy was first offered in fall 2024. It is led by Professor of Pharmacy Practice Kat...
edzardernst.com
December 18, 2025 at 9:27 AM
An elective course on HOMEOPATHY for pharmacy students? edzardernst.com/2025/12/an-e...
🌳Vast areas of our most vital habitat are at risk of being lost forever.
Will you join Dame Judi Dench and @wildcard.land in calling for DEFRA to fund the restoration of our publicly owned ancient woodlands?
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/br...
Will you join Dame Judi Dench and @wildcard.land in calling for DEFRA to fund the restoration of our publicly owned ancient woodlands?
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/br...
Bring back the ancient woodlands smothered beneath your timber plantations
Ancient woodlands are vanishing – and with them, some of our most loved and endangered wildlife. Over 100,000 acres of our public forests used to be ancient woodland - that’s bigger than the Isle of W...
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December 17, 2025 at 8:20 PM
🌳Vast areas of our most vital habitat are at risk of being lost forever.
Will you join Dame Judi Dench and @wildcard.land in calling for DEFRA to fund the restoration of our publicly owned ancient woodlands?
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/br...
Will you join Dame Judi Dench and @wildcard.land in calling for DEFRA to fund the restoration of our publicly owned ancient woodlands?
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/br...
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NOW OUTSIDE PAYWALL
A guided tour of President Trump's 33-page, $5 billion lawsuit against the British Broadcasting Corporation
How some parts are strong, some parts are weak - and why a strict legalistic analysis will not tell the whole story.
emptycity.substack.com/p/a-guided-t...
By me
A guided tour of President Trump's 33-page, $5 billion lawsuit against the British Broadcasting Corporation
How some parts are strong, some parts are weak - and why a strict legalistic analysis will not tell the whole story.
emptycity.substack.com/p/a-guided-t...
By me
December 17, 2025 at 3:40 PM
NOW OUTSIDE PAYWALL
A guided tour of President Trump's 33-page, $5 billion lawsuit against the British Broadcasting Corporation
How some parts are strong, some parts are weak - and why a strict legalistic analysis will not tell the whole story.
emptycity.substack.com/p/a-guided-t...
By me
A guided tour of President Trump's 33-page, $5 billion lawsuit against the British Broadcasting Corporation
How some parts are strong, some parts are weak - and why a strict legalistic analysis will not tell the whole story.
emptycity.substack.com/p/a-guided-t...
By me