I don't think Gideon is a hack.
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Replying to @K_Sheldrick @GidMK
I'm sure Gideon is a perfectly nice fellow, but I think the tone of his work has largely served to trivialize serious interest in a potentially useful drug He ignores well conducted RCTs that show benefit and seems more keen on participating in an already politicised narrative
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Why does he not mention the Mahmud study that you do? Or the ongoing PRINCIPLE trial? He characterizes interest in Ivermectin as being a bizarre longshot, dismisses plausible antiviral mechanisms and disingenuously says he'd love it if it worked the way he might wish on a star
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To him, Ivermectin is a bizarre fixation Trump voters have with a horse de-worming agent, and a cautionary tale of what happens when doctors all around the world engage in careless science at best, else willful fraud
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It makes for reliable clicks, but it's not science, and it's profoundly unhelpful
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I'm perfectly willing to believe that Gid is a big bag of human refuse, but honestly I don't think he is. Shame, really. Here's the crux of it: there's only so much time in the day. Seriously. There are dozens and dozens of studies, and a SCARY amount so far have been total fuck
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Also, hilariously, I have talked, written, and tweeted about Mahmud and PRINCIPLE. I think I may have actually sent Mahmud to Kyle aaaages ago as an example of a well-done trial
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Yeah, you deserve a biscuit. My point is, you're not operating according to a principle where you're supposed to present a united front about the evidence for an issue. You're supposed to BE a scientist. Not just magically be a one man Cochrane.
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Replying to @jamesheathers @GidMK and
... yeah i'll tell you your own business don't argue
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You're being incredibly disingenuous if you think your articles convey the impression that there exist well conducted RCTs for Ivermectin showing a positive benefit. I've also not seen you tweet about PRINCIPLE once, but happy to be corrected
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One positive trial does not a body of evidence make, and I did indeed include Mahmud in all of my recreation of the meta-analyses. And if you wanna make ridiculous accusations of political bias you should perhaps have a go at, you know, basic fact-checking 
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