Wonder what BS RFK Jr is trying to push through now...
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Chillow_Ufgreat19 hr ago
+152
Bloodletting and Swamp poultice.
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DogPlane342519 hr ago
+50
Bloodletting is still used - Therapeutic phlebotomy [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloodletting](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloodletting) so are leeches.
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amateur_mistake19 hr ago
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And fun fact! There are websites where you can order medical leeches for relatively c****! Also other kinds of leeches!
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Pork_Chompk11 hr ago
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I'd like to speak to the university that gave those leeches their degrees.
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Comfortable_Oil970410 hr ago
+3
Even in the leech community, optometrists aren’t treated as “real” medical professionals!
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foxontherox17 hr ago
+6
Don’t forget maggot therapy!
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Niceromancer18 hr ago
And?
It has limited use so what?
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RecordOfTheEnd11 hr ago
+1
Dude, you don't get humor, do you?
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dr_nerdface18 hr ago
+3
I won't stand for this anti-leech propaganda. my father was a leech, I'll have you know!
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freedfg19 hr ago
+45
"We are prescribing Hantavirus pills. They GIVE Hantavirus...you know. For natural immunity or something"
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Moneia18 hr ago
+8
Given that Hantavirus is spread by rodent I'm surprised Steak n' Shake haven't stepped up yet, y'know for the cause.
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Visual_Fly_963818 hr ago
+1
Cue You Can't Do That On Television callback:
*What do you think's in the burger?*
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djsoomo17 hr ago
Macdonalds food allows an acceptable percentage of rodent
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Moneia5 hr ago
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It's [baked into the FDA rules](https://www.fda.gov/food/current-good-manufacturing-practices-cgmps-food-and-dietary-supplements/food-defect-levels-handbook), not uniquely a McDonalds thing
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djsoomo5 hr ago
+1
Thank you for confirming this is authentic
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aradraugfea19 hr ago
+7
Roadkill in school lunches
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aleph3218 hr ago
+7
They just need someone more corrupt in the position.
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TiredOfBeingTired2817 hr ago
+4
"Presenting.
Rfk and sons bath water snake oil. Cures everything from common cold to wokeness.
Covid not on our watch, one gallon drank a day and your immune to any woke virus the dirty commies come up with."
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MrBrawn19 hr ago
+13
Colital silver probably.
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Alwayssunnyinarizona19 hr ago
+22
Colloidal? Coital?
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MrBrawn19 hr ago
+14
Probably is coital.
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moradinshammer19 hr ago
+10
Excuse me, I dropped my silver condom for my silver dong.
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jfrankparnell8519 hr ago
"Lord - you can imagine where it goes from here"
"He fixes the cable?"
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homebrew_119 hr ago
+3
Colonic silver.
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JadedFault70215 hr ago
+2
The recent leak was RFK is floating banning three antidepressants
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rubywpnmaster5 hr ago
+2
Fruity flavored vapes. Not even joking. This guy is getting shitcanned because he backtracked on a Trump promise to allow the sale of fruity vape flavors again.
Some of the reasoning behind this is that US vape companies are losing market share to the huge number of unregulated Chinese vape providers. Which is definitely a real thing, those Banana flavored vapes on the shelf in your gas station? Not FDA compliant.
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taracel12 hr ago
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Release the brain worms!! 🪱 bc ya know, the worm in his Brain told him to
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Beneficial_Jelly19 hr ago
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ETA: The article was updated with more information. Makary won't be missed, although I doubt the replacement (a lawyer with no medical qualifications) will be much better.
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Sprinkle_Puff17 hr ago
+57
This is exactly why when somebody resigns it’s never good news. They always fill the spot with someone worse and without need of confirmation.
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Reasonable-Turn-594010 hr ago
+2
Well the new guy sounds like he must be very loyal to Trump. Since that's the only qualifications needed these days
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Fardrengi19 hr ago
+64
This is the sort of thing most news networks will gloss over. I guess “trump crony steps down because X” got old quick
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Del_303018 hr ago
+17
Just another Senate-confirmed position that will have some "acting" clown instead
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CapitalNein16 hr ago
+38
He's actually an amazing pancreatic transplant surgeon and oncologist. But much like other republican physicians, their knowledge outside their specialty drops off a cliff. Not gonna miss him, but he'll probably be replaced with someone with significantly worse qualifications.
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2020surrealworld15 hr ago
+37
The replacement is a lawyer with zero medical training or experience. He’s a lobbyist for big tobacco, vaping, hemp.
Most important, he’s a hunting buddy of DT Jr.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/25/kyle-diamantas-fda
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SamaelQliphoth15 hr ago
+14
Thing is, most experts knowledge drops off sharply outside their specialty. A quantum physicist is as likely to know why their printer isn't working as any of us. Difference is, said experts acknowledge that, but Republicans never admit fault.
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Hesitation-Marx19 hr ago
+36
It took me about six tries before I stopped reading that name as Malarkey.
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Himalaysian19 hr ago
+5
I read it like "mockery"
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Deep_Stick878618 hr ago
+10
Theyre probably trying to get kids hooked on nicotine again
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d0110010015 hr ago
+10
The current outgoing FDA commissioner slow walked the authorization of flavored vapes, which is apparently the last straw from the administration.
https://www.wsj.com/health/healthcare/trump-planning-to-fire-fda-commissioner-marty-makary-34c072e2
> Trump recently became frustrated with Makary for not moving fast enough to approve flavored vapes and other nicotine products. Makary in February refused to authorize blueberry and mango vape flavors from Los Angeles manufacturer Glas, worried that fruit flavors would encourage youth vaping. After pressure from Trump, he reversed course and authorized the flavors.
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Sure_Show_307718 hr ago
+4
FDA isn't but Trump doesn't give two sh*ts. Will be interesting to see what happens with new leadership. (I work in public health.)
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scotishstriker18 hr ago
+4
Is Phillip Morris willing to foot the bill for the new arch in D.C.?
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Sure_Show_307718 hr ago
+3
Good point.
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OonaPelota10 hr ago
+3
JFC what a shit show this coin-operated clown president is running.
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Payinchange19 hr ago
+6
That’s what happens when you refuse to study the benefits of raccoon peen.
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sup3rjub318 hr ago
+5
this is not a good sign. snake oil and rat shit infested cereal for all!
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Effective_Quail_394617 hr ago
+2
Vapes are good for you
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LightsOnSomebodyHome15 hr ago
+3
Especially the fruit ones. Vape loads… avoid scurvy. Aaarrggghhh!
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suitcase8819 hr ago
+4
If available, Dr. Vinnie Boombats would be a suitable replacement.
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nyITguy4 hr ago
+1
Come on down, Jared Kushner, you're the next contestant on "The Wheel of Fortune!"
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