The FDA Says It Didn't Apologize to Supplier Linked to Diarrhea Outbreak, Actually

The agency stressed that the July 17 voluntary recall from Taylor Farms still stands. The supplier has been linked to the ongoing cyclospora outbreak.

Elisabeth Bik on Twitter / X

There are clearly some problems in Figure S6b, but dr. S. is "deeply skeptical" and claims that these concerns are "unfounded".Look, you might have won the Nobel prize, but that does not mean you are correct here. I stand by my concerns. https://t.co/l47YC65nZp pic.twitter.com/Gy6xqomXvr— Elisabeth Bik (@MicrobiomDigest) June 16, 2024

COVID antihistamine protocol

This current wave of COVID is bad, and I'm seeing a lot of people who were previously NOVID posting photos of their positive tests. I've been trying fairly diligently to get this information out on social media, because I know I follow the literature a lot more closely than a lot of people, so here

Four Months Later, My Head Is Quiet - Ewan’s Blog

I didn’t realise how much of my baseline was illness until parts of it disappeared.

That’s Not the Warsh of It: The End(ish) of Forward Guidance and the Rise(?) of Treasury Monetary Policy

This is a free piece of Notes on the Crises. Take out a paid subscription to support our work here.  Publisher Note: I’ve been off for two weeks because of a family medical emergency. Everything is fine now, but as you are likely aware, medical emergencies take up an

‘Unbelievably dangerous’: experts sound alarm after ChatGPT Health fails to recognise medical emergencies

Study finds ChatGPT Health did not recommend a hospital visit when medically necessary in more than half of cases

Fact Sheet 3: ME/CFS: Information for Medical Professionals

Fact Sheet 3: ME/CFS: Information for Medical Professionals Published December 2025 Link to pdf: ME/CFS: Information for Medical Professionals.pdf Discussion thread: Fact sheet #3: Information...

As Parasite Spawned Chaos, Taylor Farms Slow-Walked Its Response

The US Food and Drug Administration had apologized, Taylor Farms said in a post on X. An agency lab test linking its produce to the country’s worst cyclosporiasis outbreak in decades was a false positive. Not only that, but the government still hadn’t produced a laboratory result connecting the company’s lettuce to the outbreak.

Taylor Farms, 2009 to 2026: The Outbreaks, and the Recalls That Did and Did Not Follow

Every time Taylor Farms turns up at the center of an outbreak, the company says the same thing — this is an isolated event, our branded products are not

Don't Read The Comments

I sent this email to the current YC batch this morning: I've talked to some of you who are really bummed about negative press coverage or online comments about your company.  Often this takes...

Opinion | Yes, Your Sleep Schedule Is Making You Sick (Published 2017)

What jet lag, insomnia and mental illness have in common.

AI hallucinations are making entitled customers even worse

Thanks to AI, the customer really isn’t always right.