Dr. Terry Simpson - The Unfiltered MD

A suspicious death at a Russian anti-plague laboratory has raised questions about Yersinia pestis, pneumonic plague, quarantine, and whether this is the start of something bigger. We separate the biology from the headlines, then move through measles, Ebola, AI and physicians, new GLP-1 data, diet, hospital ownership, and the vaccines worth getting this fall. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.drsimpson.com/subscribe

Measles cases in Pennsylvania have passed 900, the Ebola outbreak in Congo has crossed 8,000 cases, and yet some of this week’s biggest medical news is encouraging. Dr. Terry Simpson looks at falling cancer mortality, declining alcohol use, improving teen health, semaglutide and frailty, wildfire smoke, This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.drsimpson.com/subscribe

Pennsylvania is approaching 500 measles cases and has already seen 87 hospitalizations, yet public officials are arguing over whether two measles-associated deaths should count. At the center is a Lancaster County family whose pregnant mother became seriously ill with measles and whose newborn son died after birth with measles infection in his lungs and a ruptured spleen. This is the same playbook we saw during COVID: minimize the disease, question the vaccine, then explain away the complications. Meanwhile, measles keeps spreading. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.drsimpson.com/subscribe

A new mRNA flu vaccine is here — and social media is already misreading the data. Meanwhile, childhood vaccine exemptions are rising, measles is spreading, Fauci is back in the headlines, and politics keeps colliding with public health. Dr. Terry Simpson breaks down what the evidence actually shows, plus new studies on COVID, dementia, hepatitis immunity, sugary drinks, and cervical cancer. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.drsimpson.com/subscribe

Scientists used artificial intelligence to design genetic codes that produced functioning viruses never before found in nature. They infect bacteria, not humans—but the breakthrough raises an obvious question: could we someday design a virus that infects people? Dr. Terry Simpson explains what scientists accomplished, why we could not do this in 2019, and what it does—and does not—tell us about claims that COVID-19 was designed. Plus, measles costs millions, Cyclospora declines, the first mRNA flu vaccine arrives, and new studies examine testosterone, dementia, vitamin D, vegan diets, and tirzepatide. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.drsimpson.com/subscribe