some must reads from June-August
Dr Ros Jones
After a long hot summer, in which I seemed to have sat in the garden instead of publishing the Pick of the Week, it then morphed into Pick of the Month and eventually to Pick of the Summer. I couldn’t quite bring myself to take the edge of some relaxation by publishing the articles below, but technically we are now in autumn so no excuses left. Actually looking back, my last Pick of the Week seems to have been in March. Mea culpa.
“Please Make Comfortable”: The euphemism that killed hundreds in Gosport, and is still killing Jonathan Engler, Sanity Unleashed substack 2 May 2026
The similarities between what happened in a number of care homes in 2020 and what was happening in Gosport in 1991 is worrying. The difference though was that Gosport was an individual consultant playing God, whereas the care home deaths of 2020, were whole swathes of doctors, care home managers and paramedics all apparently following NICE guidelines. Re-reading this article written just as the Kim Leadbeater bill ran out of time, it is a great relief that Lauren Edwards’ look-alike was defeated in the House of Commons
BREAKING: Landmark Gardasil trial ends in confidential settlement Maryanne Demasi, MD reports, 8 June 2026
This litigation case against Merck Pharmaceuticals had many other vaccine-injury cases waiting in the wings. But a last minute an out-of-court settlement means that neither the public, nor the other potential litigants, get to see the evidence.
The WEF Great Reset/UN Agenda 2030 Full Stream Ahead in Scotland Biologyphenom, 24 July 2026
In a brief variation from Biologyphenom’s phenomenal coverage of all things covid, care home deaths and public inquiries, comes this article on the plight of farmers in rural Scotland. A wake-up call for those who love Scottish beef and/or the Scottish countryside.
Revisiting the Outbreak of Pediatric Hepatitis: A Second Look at Acetaminophen Stephen A. Hoption Cann, 11th August 2026, MedScape
This is an instructive article about ignoring potential drug toxicity just because a drug is widely used. The Canadian epidemiologist compares articles from the 1980s and 1990s linking viral illnesses and acetaminophen usage (paracetamol) with liver impairment, yet the dismissal of any such link in the 2020s.
