Alastair McAlpine, MD

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EXTREMELY proud to announce that my memoir, “Prescription: Ice Cream”, has been long-listed for the Sunday Times Literary Prize.

If you’re interested in a story about working in the busiest hospital in the world, overcoming addition, or finding the meaning of life-check it out!

Two Israeli human rights groups say their country is committing genocide in Gaza It is the first time that Jewish-led organizations in Israel have made such accusations against the country during nearly 22 months of war.

It is the first time that Jewish-led organizations in Israel have made such accusations against the country during nearly 22 months of war.

A war on science: Kennedy’s slash-and-burn approach to pu... The US and the world look likely to pay a high price for the policies of Trump’s ruthless health secretary

Robert F. Kennedy jr. has taken a slash and burn approach to health agencies. Experts expect people to die from his actions. via @andrewgumbel.bsky.social @observeruk.bsky.social
observer.co.uk/news/interna...

Charlotte lost her sister to measles. She has a hard time watching today's outbreaks.

Serving sugary drinks with cane sugar in glass bottles won’t significantly change anyone’s health.

This is performative nonsense that summarizes how silly the “MAHA” movement is.

HUGE new study of >1.2 million kids looked to see if the aluminium contained was associated with a number of childhood conditions.

Long story short: NO association with ANY of them.

The tiny amount of aluminium in vaccines is safe. #Vaccineswork

Stilllllll at it…

In case you were worried by this despicable lie:
There is ZERO association with receipt of vaccination and sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).

In fact, many studies have found a negative association between vaccines and SIDS (ie they’re associated with REDUCED SIDS)

Disingenuous nonsense.
We know why autism rates have increased.

Expanded diagnostic criteria and increased awareness.

The causes are not fully elucidated, but predominantly genetic.

(RFK Jr wants to blame vaccines. We all know it).

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I thought I would spend my days on social media making funny memes and nerding out with fellow medics.

Instead, I’m debunking AI-generated anti-vaxx slop from the head of frikkin Health & Human Sciences. While pointing out that Pubmed searches aren’t evidence.

Astonishing.

So, overall, a gish gallop of nonsense.

No compelling data. Lots of not-studies. Mostly irrelevant. No RCTs.

Designed to overwhelm rather than illuminate.

This is so far from “gold standard science” that it’s not in the same zip code.

We deserve better.

23- Random interview. Not evidence.
24- Weak observational study for influenza vaccine. Irrelevant and not evidence,
25. Safety review showing nothing concerning- not evidence
26- Duplicate of ref 22. Not evidence
27- Russian study from 1977. Come on man.
28. Opinion piece

/4

18- mechanistic explanation. Not evidence.
19- study on environmental exposure. Not relevant.
20- Uncited PowerPoint - not evidence.
21- Mechanistic animal study not demonstrating harm. Not evidence.
22 - “Systemaric review” evaluating half life of mercury. Not evidence /3

Refs 1-6 are simply Pubmed searches. Not evidence.

7-8 are old debates of politicians discussing stuff. Not evidence.

9-14 are outdated data sheets. Not evidence.

15&16 - not studies. Not evidence.
17- mammalian data not demonstrating harm. Not evidence /2

Kennedy provides a bunch of references for his claim that thimerosal in vaccines (barely used anymore) is harmful.

If a high-school student submitted this as their reference list, they would fail.

I will do what Kennedy didn’t - actually look at them. 🧵

The result of the antivaxx movement is death for kids.

Whooping cough can be fatal for young infants - it causes them to stop breathing.

Kids can only be vaccinated at 6-8w of life. Before then, protection is provided by vaccinating mum during pregnancy.

Two babies have died from whooping cough in Kentucky. Neither they nor their parents had been vaccinated.

The current whooping cough outbreak in the U.S. hasn’t grabbed the media spotlight as much as measles has, but it’s important to update your vaccination if you’re going to be around babies.

A ‘war on children’: as US changes Covid vaccine rules, parents of trial volunteers push back Frustration and anger mount as Trump administration contemplates new trials and restrictions for Covid vaccines

These parents clamored to enroll their children in the Covid vaccine trials. But they say it'll be tough — and unethical — to enroll children in placebo trials again. And they feel betrayed that their sacrifices are now going ignored. My latest: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Gorski calls this nonsense “methodolatry”, and he’s right.

The slavish notion that only a “placebo controlled RCT” can inform decision-making.

The intellectual dishonesty to publish a paper showing that pregnancy is a risk factor for severe COVID…

… and then to stand with an antivaxxer and NOT recommend the vaccine for that high-risk group

… is astonishing.

😂😂😂 Seth!

Just… profoundly unserious people.

The MAHA Report Cites Studies That Don’t Exist The Trump administration’s “Make America Healthy Again” report misinterprets some studies and cites others that don’t exist, according to the listed authors.

See:

www.notus.org/health-scien...

RFK Jr and MAHA promised a return to “gold standard science.”

Their report (likely AI generated) cites studies that don’t exist, and misrepresents existing ones.

“Gold standard”? I’d fail an undergrad kid for this.

Do these folks have absolutely no shame??

The whole notion of a white genocide in South Africa is so profoundly stupid, it hurts my very bones…

Harm reduction reduces harms. Period. That’s why it’s called that. We have decades of data. There are mountains of evidence showing that it does not increase drug harms (a pure fallacy) & does not increase drug use. Most of the data actually shows harm reduction interventions LOWER rates of drug use