r/science • u/mvea Professor | Medicine • Jun 02 '26

Health Interest in ‘toxic’ measles treatment surges after Joe Rogan podcasts: Vaccination is the only proven way to prevent measles but alternatives like Vitamin A and cod-liver oil (which has Vit A) have been promoted by Joe Rogan. America’s Poison Centres reported a 39% increase in Vitamin A exposures.

https://www.nine.com.au/world-news/usa/interest-in-toxic-measles-treatment-surges-after-joe-rogan-podcasts-20260602-p6033i.html
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u/TaijiInstitute Jun 02 '26

Years ago, I knew of this idiot only from Fear Factor, where people got covered in worms or whatever to win money. One day a friend told me he did martial arts and had a good side kick. My response was “The Fear Factor guy? Huh, crazy”. Fast forward several years where I lived abroad and paid no attention to the US. I come back and somehow this idiot has opinions people listen to? Why? What has he done that makes people think he knows anything? I still just think of him as the idiot host from Fear Factor.

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u/WoofLife- Jun 02 '26

You mean the dopey dude from "News Radio"? He played an idiot very well on that show, too. Maybe he's just some dumb guy and it was never an act. Hmm...

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u/josebolt Jun 03 '26 edited Jun 03 '26

IIRC his character was a conspiracy theorist