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Gold standard science (GSS). It's a simple idea: Conduct the best, unbiased scientific research possible. However, as with many simple ideas, GSS has been co-opted by MAHA as yet another tool to promote pseudoscience and boost financial gains.

Much has been written advising laypeople to navigate conflicting medical opinions and identify the golden truth amid the pervasive muck and mire. These questions also vex judges when evidence is presented in litigation seeking damages from allegedly related injuries. Although judges do not decide which of the competing positions is correct, they are, as the evidentiary “gatekeeper,” responsible for determining the soundness of the science presented and barring junk science from the courtroom. Once assessed, all sound evidence from both sides is presented to the jury for deliberation, essentially based on which witness they found most credible. Whether the decision is made by a judge or a jury, specific, albeit different, strategies are used to make these assessments.

Many of our national leaders appear to suffer from some sort of cognitive impairment or other mental disorder. Should they undergo periodic intelligence and mental status testing?

America’s overdose crisis isn’t the simple story we’ve been told for years. A new investigation reveals how two key graphs — one famous, one ignored — shift entirely the way we understand what happened, why deaths keep rising, and why current policies continue to fail. This op-ed explains why the familiar “four-phase opioid epidemic” narrative collapses under scrutiny.

Raw milk has long been at the center of passionate debate, with public health concerns often clashing against emerging research on its microbial complexity and potential benefits. A recent ACSH commentary appears to overlook a growing body of peer-reviewed evidence. This review highlights key scientific advances that challenge outdated assumptions and call for a more balanced, evidence-based conversation.

Pseudoscience has recently re-emerged in the U.S. While much of it concerns vaccines, an "oldie" is again making the rounds: HIV is neither the cause nor the sole cause of AIDS. This nonsense has been dormant for a while, it is once again "up for debate." But not in the sane world. Here is a look at the irrefutable evidence that should put this to rest. But will it?