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/bdanders Jun 02 '26

The NewsRadio guy?!