Theo Hensley, MD

12/21/2025

Australia has almost eradicated cervical cancer due to most girls being vaccinated against HPV.

12/18/2025

12/18/2025

Trump reclassifies Ma*****na from DEA schedule I (no medical use) to schedule 3. This will open up medical ma*****na to remaining states that don’t have it yet and also makes it easier to perform medical research into potential benefits and harms.

12/18/2025

There aren’t health benefits of drinking raw milk. There are known and well documented risks of infections which can lead to hospitalizations or deaths.

You are welcome to do what you want in life, but you should also be prepared for the potential health consequences and ramifications of listing to bad advice on the internet.

12/18/2025

Dr Simpson estimates myocarditis being 10x more likely from the virus than the vaccine. Other data I’ve read suggests 20-40x more common from the virus than the vaccine.

The data is clear either way: heart inflammation from the vaccine is much more rare and more mild than the disease.

Data over Dogma

12/18/2025

In an NBC News data investigation of 31 states, about 70% of counties and jurisdictions fell below the target vaccination rate needed for community protection.

12/18/2025

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You can’t “Make America Healthy Again” by defunding child health experts.

Just this week, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services terminated several federal grants worth millions of dollars to the American Academy of Pediatrics, funding that supported work on reducing sudden infant deaths, adolescent health, rural access to care, early autism identification, fetal alcohol syndrome prevention, and more. 

These cuts come amid public clashes between AAP and HHS over evidence-based vaccine policy and broader public health guidance, yet instead of strengthening science-driven pediatric care, this move weakens it. Taking money away from proven child health initiatives won’t make America healthier, it undermines the very programs that help kids thrive.

If your health agenda starts by sidelining pediatricians and defunding child health programs, it’s not about making America healthy. It’s about ignoring science, and kids pay the price.

12/18/2025

RFK defunding children’s health now.

Cuts, which affect projects focused on issues including early identification of autism, made without prior notice to AAP

12/18/2025

I like the new push for further research into chronic Lyme disease by the CDC. A small percentage of people with Lyme disease go on to experience chronic symptoms even after treatment for the bacteria that causes Lyme disease.

I just wish they would fund similar research and treatment protocols for other post infectious syndromes like chronic Covid, flu, EBV/mono, Lupus, and all the other debilitating post infectious disease syndromes we see.

It would also be great to have a way to prevent some of these infections in the first place…

How about randomized double blinded placebo controlled trials against Lyme disease causing bacteria?

12/18/2025

The psych quack Andrew Kaufman MD doesn’t think viruses exist. Actually surprising that he graduated from medical school. Unfortunate that he has a platform. 100% scammer/grifter.

We’ve known about germs since the 1800s. I’m not surprised having to defend this against the flat earth crowds but for a MD this is just embarrassing.

12/17/2025

A statement from AAP President Dr. Susan J. Kressly on the CDC’s decision to adopt ACIP’s harmful hepatitis B birth dose recommendation:

“Since the ACIP voted to downgrade the recommendation for a birth dose of Hepatitis B vaccine, pediatricians are already reporting more parents declining to give their child this critical dose. The result, tragically, will be more children who are exposed to Hepatitis B during their early years. As a pediatrician, this is heartbreaking when we have a vaccine that can prevent so many infections, and it is deeply disappointing to see the continued dismissal of expertise to inform recommendations that have broad implications on the health of America's children.”

The AAP continues to recommend giving newborns a dose of hepatitis B vaccine within 24 hours of birth with additional doses at 1-2 months and 6-18 months. Read more in AAP News: https://publications.aap.org/aapnews/news/33980?autologincheck=redirected

12/17/2025

Lyme disease is pretty uncommon in Tennessee. Most cases are reported in the Northeast US.

Here, it’s much more common to see STARI which is a milder illness that resolves quickly with little long term risks.

Determining the difference between the two is tough early when symptoms first develop so we usually just empirically treat with antibiotics for possible Lyme. Early antibody tests may be negative until later on in the disease process.

A large (engorged) tick that has been attached for 24+ hours is a greater risk than small ticks that haven’t been attached very long and not full of blood.

Classic signs to watch for include a “bulls eye” rash but often the rash isn’t classic. Other symptoms include fever, headache, fatigue, and muscle aches.