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Fixing the Replication Crisis

Published on August 2, 2026 By sirrahc

Are you familiar with Dr. Jay Bhattacharya? Bhattacharya was a professor of medicine at Stanford University, where he received both an MD and a PhD in economics. He has held positions at the National Bureau of Economic Research, the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research, the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, and the Standford […]

Corruption in the Scientific Research Industry

Published on April 13, 2025 By sirrahc

“Indirects are just ways for wealthy academic hospitals to pocket money that their investigators won and then create slush for those who are incapable of getting funded on their own. It’s a huge grift and great place for cuts.” — David Whelan, a healthcare consultant and former healthcare writer for Forbes Last week, I wrote […]

Trump, Cancer Research, and the NIH

Published on April 6, 2025 By sirrahc

“The world’s richest man took $190 million away from kids with cancer.” — MSNBC host Chris Hayes on X (referring to Elon Musk) Instead of ranting about Trump’s tariffs like everyone else this week, I decided to address something else… Lately, I have become aware of certain claims made by some Leftists and other anti-Trumpers, […]