Topic: Bmj

At the Maha Institute symposium, Dr. Anders Sorensen criticized the psychiatric industry for relying on eight-week clinical trials to guide five-year real-world usage of antidepressants. The discussion draws parallels between the current SSRI crisis and previous medical scandals involving benzodiazepines and opioids, where safety claims were prioritized over long-term dependency data.

A new term, "solastalgia," has been coined to describe the psychological distress caused by environmental degradation and climate change. A review in BMJ Mental Health suggests that people with strong emotional connections to their home environments suffer higher rates of anxiety and depression when those environments change.

A study published in the BMJ reveals that 60% of U.S. physicians involved in developing the DSM-5 received payments from the pharmaceutical industry. This "medical-industrial complex" influence is linked to the diagnostic criteria for gender dysphoria and the subsequent promotion of surgical and chemical treatments. The Trump administration has responded by threatening to pull federal funding from state sex education programs that promote gender ideology.

Infectious disease expert Michael Osterholm warns that the new BA.5 Omicron sub-variant is so transmissible that a single elevator ride could lead to infection. The discussion also references a British Medical Journal (BMJ) analysis suggesting that COVID-19 vaccines may carry a higher risk of hospitalization than previously reported.

Whistleblower Brooke Jackson, who worked on Pfizer's Phase 3 COVID-19 vaccine trial, reported widespread irregularities including mislabeled specimens and unblinded participants. Her testimony, featured on the British Medical Journal's YouTube channel, alleges that Ventavia and Pfizer ignored severe adverse events to maintain the trial's timeline.

The British Medical Journal (BMJ) published a report from whistleblower Brooke Jackson, a former regional director at Ventavia Research Group. Jackson alleges that the company falsified data, unblinded patients, and failed to follow up on adverse events during Pfizer's pivotal Phase 3 clinical trials in Texas. Despite notifying the FDA, Jackson was fired, and the trial data remained the basis for the vaccine's authorization.

A study published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ) cautions against the use of cloth masks, suggesting they may increase infection risk due to moisture retention and poor filtration. Meanwhile, a leaked internal memo from a private employer threatens staff with termination for failing to wear masks at all times. Additionally, producers note that the CDC has been retroactively increasing death counts for previous weeks in 2019-2020 despite those weeks having been previously marked as 100% reported.

The British Medical Journal (BMJ) published an investigation by journalist Brian Deere labeling Andrew Wakefield's 1998 study linking the MMR vaccine to autism an "elaborate fraud." CNN's Sanjay Gupta and Wolf Blitzer covered the story, emphasizing that the original data was falsified. The hosts note that the investigation was funded by media outlets and suggest the timing is intended to bolster public confidence in all vaccinations.