The Unbiased Science Podcast

1 week ago | theunbiasedscipod.substack.com | Jess Steier

(The Good Place spoilers ahead…)Remember that gut-punch moment at the end of The Good Place's first season? When Eleanor suddenly realizes they've been in the Bad Place all along, being tortured while genuinely believing they were in paradise? Everyone was so convinced they were in the right place, working toward good outcomes, completely unaware that their reality was fundamentally different from what they thought.

1 week ago | theunbiasedscipod.substack.com | Jess Steier |Aimee Bernard |Elana Pearl BenJoseph |David Higgins

We all want the same thing: to keep our kids healthy and safe. Like the authors of the MAHA report*, as parents and scientists, we believe in transparency, rigorous science, informed consent, and putting children's health first. We agree that parents deserve complete information about medical interventions, that safety monitoring systems should be robust, and that open scientific discussion strengthens public health policy.

1 week ago | theunbiasedscipod.substack.com | Jess Steier |David Higgins |Elana Pearl BenJoseph |Aimee Bernard

Yesterday, in a move that stunned the public health community, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced via Twitter/X that COVID-19 vaccines have been removed from the CDC’s recommended immunization schedule for healthy children and pregnant women. This announcement is unprecedented. It bypassed every established scientific and administrative process typically involved in changing national vaccine policy.

2 weeks ago | theunbiasedscipod.substack.com | Jess Steier |Sarah Scheinman

Let's talk periods. We know, we know, it's an uncomfortable topic. But here's the situation: every minute, somewhere in the US, a woman requires a blood transfusion because of her menstruation. Heavy menstrual bleeding (HMB) often involves blood loss so significant that if it were associated with an injury, it would result in a call for an ambulance or a trip to the emergency room.

2 weeks ago | theunbiasedscipod.substack.com | Jess Steier

After years of challenging the pharmaceutical industry's pricing practices and advocating for broader access to medications, it's disheartening to still be labeled a 'pharma shill' simply for supporting vaccines or trying to explain the complexities of drug pricing. The reality is far more nuanced than the false choice between blindly supporting or outright rejecting the pharmaceutical industry.