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Comment · 6 years ago
We now live in clown world.
Comment · 6 years ago
What's the saying? Code-less environments make 90% of building an app simple, and 10% impossible.
Comment · 6 years ago
And just to be clear, the supplements are recommendations based on research, not advertisements. No commissions.

Go back a few episodes and you'll see the rationale for them.

Comment · 6 years ago
I'm not arguing other studies - they seem fine, except none of them studied the early use of HCQ with Zinc.

I'm saying specifically that the Lancet should not have published the Surgisphere study due to its flaws.

Comment · 6 years ago
I pointed out the Johnson and Johnson relationship only to say motives should be examined.

Surgisphere is producing studies based on data they don't actually have, according to researchers, Australian hospitals, etc. It could be for self-aggrandizement, or pay-for-publish or something else. I don't know, but it should not be tolerated for any reason.

Comment · 6 years ago
The corruption of science should be aggressively confronted.

If you dig into Surgisphere, you will see they have significant consulting engagements with Johnson and Johnson. Not saying that's necessarily bad, but so much bad science about Covid and HCQ seems geared towards promoting high-priced treatments like Remdesivir, and not low-cost preventative measures like making sure you're not D deficient. All these studies need to be evaluated based on who's funding them or the political agenda behind them.

HCQ seems like it's been targeted for destruction. Every study I've read on it shows you shouldn't use it in late stages of disease. Fair enough, but the theory of its effectiveness (as a Zinc ionophore) hasn't been fully studied, although there is a good amount of anecdotal and country-level evidence it works well if taken early (with Zinc).

These garbage studies are dangerous and should be called out loudly.

Comment · 6 years ago
And from his experienced analysis, the study is clearly, obviously junk, and the Lancet should be held to account for publishing it.
Comment · 6 years ago
Don't get hung up on the how the channel survives. The channel, whose host has a Phd in pathology, has been focused on Covid issues for months, after being demonitized by YouTube.
Comment · 6 years ago
Yup. More than suspicious.
Comment · 6 years ago
Great analysis of study's flaws: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUD_wvkNhnk

If you dig into Surgisphere, you will see they have significant consulting engagements with Johnson and Johnson. Not saying that's necessarily bad, but so much bad science about Covid and HCQ seems geared towards promoting high-priced treatments like Remdesivir, and not low-cost preventative measures like making sure you're not D deficient. All these studies need to be evaluated based on who's funding them or the political agenda behind them.

HCQ seems like it's been targeted for destruction. Every study I've read on it shows you shouldn't use it in late stages of disease. Fair enough, but the theory of its effectiveness (as a Zinc ionophore) hasn't been studied properly, although there is a good amount of anecdotal evidence it works well if taken very early (with Zinc).

These garbage studies are dangerous and should be called out loudly.

Comment · 6 years ago
Comment · 6 years ago
The study showed essentially no benefit if you do not have an existing deficiency.

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