Can We Really Trust The Science?

We’ve all heard the expression with COVID of “trust the science.” There’s actually a question here that needs answering and that’s can we really trust the science? 

According to Richard Smith, a former editor of the highly prestigious medical journal the British Medical Journal, the answer unfortunately is no. Smith’s position is that fraud is so rampant in medical research that the assumption should be that it’s false until proven true.

He says some medical studies are so bad that they are entirely made up – that the participants, the results and even the listing of authors who don’t know anything about the study. 

As an example, The Cochrane Collaboration independently evaluates medical studies. They have uncovered the extent of fraud. For instance, looked at a report that the drug mannitol, a diuretic, halved deaths from head injuries. So…that sounds pretty good, except…the trials never happened, the lead authors and the medical institutions that were associated with the study simply didn’t exist. 

Even worst, the journal that published the original paper hasn’t retracted it. That means anyone reading the article on mannitol would think it can really help head injury patients and if they relied on that for treatment, the person could suffer real harm due to not getting the right treatment. 

Only 0.04 percent of studies have been retracted by journals.

Another example where trust the science has failed is Pfizer, which manufactures the COVID-19 vaccines. 

In 2012, Pfizer paid $1 billion for women who took Prempro for breast cancer.

In 2013, they paid $55 million for kidney injuries caused by Protonix.

In 2009, they paid $2.3 billion for the false marketing of 4 drugs!

Pfizer is just one example. All the drug companies have had major lawsuits settled against them. For Johnson & Johnson, it was baby powder. Merck it was Fosamax. GSK it was Wellbutrin.

Are you seeing a pattern here? 

Even today, with COVID-19, Pfizer has refused to release the raw data on their research for other scientists to evaluate its truth and effectiveness.

Keep in mind with science there are studies that will question and refute earlier studies. Science is a journey, so…when you hear the expression Trust the Science, you might want to respond with a maybe.(Reported What Doctors Don’t Tell You, October 2, 2021)