Skeptic’s guide to the universe: a new publication, and a sad loss

Steve Novella, Rebecca’s cohost on the Skeptic’s Guide to the Universe podcasts, has a new paper out (Co-authored with Tara from Aetiology! Even better, it’s in the PLoS, so we can all read it:
HIV Denial in the Internet Era. Tara C. Smith, Steven P. Novella.
I especially liked this part:
“Since the ideas proposed by [...]

Good Malaria news from the WHO!

Hurray! I’ve posted the results of several recent studies showing that bed nets can be extremely effective at preventing malaria in the past. The WHO has now publicly stated a policy of free distribution:
“NAIROBI, Aug. 16 — Long-lasting, insecticide-treated mosquito nets should be distributed free, rapidly and widely in malaria-endemic areas, World Health [...]