Paul Thomas, M.D.

26/07/2025

We’re getting a renewwd interest in our addiction book. My coauthor, Jennifer Margulis, Ph.D., just received this text from a reader.

24/07/2025

Heard from a reader who listened to our book, The Addiction Spectrum, 20 times. She said it's really helped her stay sober.

20/07/2025

19/07/2025

I need to let you know what’s been going on with me…

Dr. Paul shares a personal update, discussing his son's cancer journey and its profound impact. He is also dealing with his own early cancer diagnosis, which...

19/07/2025

There are many reasons that many families become divided when autism enters the scene. And yet, in the case of Jonathan Rose and his late wife, Gayle DeLong,...

16/07/2025

Antibiotics are not benign, folks. Ask your doctor lots of questions before you agree to take them. They shouldn’t be prescribed for any viral infections. Not only does this harm the immune system—it can actually be lethal.

"A new study suggests that taking antibiotics at the first signs of illness can increase the chances of the flu turning deadly. Mice infected with influenza were three times more likely to die after receiving antibiotics."

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15/07/2025

Some people call hospital midwives “medwives” …

“I had a midwife for my last three of four births. First birth was a cesarean and then…so was my last! Midwife completely ignored me on my epidural, let me sleep, then realized I was fully dilated. By that time she wanted me to push but I had no urge because baby was too high. Probably I had needed to be checked more frequently and encouraged to move!! Brought in an OB and I was sent for a cruel covid time cesarean with a mask on no less!! She should have had me active, should have checked my dilation more. I dry heaved after that birth, shook hard, didn’t get to hold my baby right away, hate the paunch the sew up left me with, and to top it off I had a near anaphylactic reaction to the pain meds when I came home. I still feel angry about that experience, like I was robbed. It should’ve been vaginal, easy, baby was my last and my smallest. Just telling this cause the midwife didn’t seem to make a difference that time, she was very hands off. I’m in Canada btw. Oh and I have numbing around the scar still and minor vaginal prolapse to top it off a bit more!!”ii

14/07/2025

As a VBAC dad, I find this food for thought. Our boy was “stuck.” Could that partially have been because of bad hospitals practices? Question everything… ⬇️⬇️⬇️

08/07/2025

Healthy infants don't just die without explanation. ⬇️

07/07/2025

England should not be cutting funding and making it HARDER for children with special needs to get the support they need...

England is planning to do away with funding for children (like my daughters) with special needs. People working at nonprofits and other organizations that support special needs, disability, autism, and Down's syndrome, as well as some high-profile broadcasters and academics, are protesting. It appears as if the government will remove the right to an education, health and care plan (EHCP) from children attending mainstream schools.