Dr. Terry Simpson - The Unfiltered MD

This week on The Unfiltered MD , Dr. Terry Simpson takes on RFK Jr.’s latest admission that his campaign’s Tylenol–autism claim has no scientific basis — and explains why real science doesn’t “prove” ideas, it tests them. Then: new research on hearing loss, brain health, and blood pressure; the expanding cardiovascular benefits of GLP-1 medications like semaglutide and tirzepatide; and why the Med...

A century ago, Dr. John Brinkley sold goat testicle implants as the secret to youth. Today, it’s testosterone clinics, hormone pellets, and peptide cocktails. In this Unfiltered MD , Dr. Terry Simpson cuts through the hype—explaining what hormone therapy really does, where medicine went wrong, and what actually works for healthspan: muscle, mobility, Mediterranean diet, mindful rest, and measured...

I’m Dr. Terry Simpson, and this is Medical News of the Week , ending October 19 2025.Each week I read the medical journals so you don’t have to. This episode covers ten new studies that affect real-world health — including a major rise in alcohol-related deaths, how GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Zepbound are reshaping obesity trends, why gait training and proper footwear protect your joints, and up...

In South Carolina, 153 children are quarantined because of a measles outbreak — a disease we eliminated 25 years ago. How did it return? Not through mutation, but through misinformation. Measles spreads faster than gossip — and ignorance is its fuel. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.drsimpson.com/subscribe

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.drsimpson.com After a calm summer, avian influenza (H5N1) is on the rise again as migratory birds return — and this time, it’s starting early. Over 4 million poultry have already been culled, and the virus has shown up in dairy cows and even raw milk. In this week’s Dr. Simpson Unfiltered – This Week in Medicine , Dr. Terry Simpson...

Cardiac disability - the leading cause of disability can be prevented- here is this weeks news- emphasizing the story you may not hear -= and apologiest for the last recording that had technical issues - anyone know a good audio person? This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.drsimpson.com/subscribe

From rising early-onset cancers to America’s maternal mortality crisis, from food addiction to the hidden toll of heart disease—your medical correspondent, Dr. Terry Simpson, breaks down this week’s most important medical news and why diet matters. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.drsimpson.com/subscribe

RFK Jr. and President Trump revive the debunked myth that Tylenol causes autism, but this time they’re targeting pregnant women. In this episode, Dr. Terry Simpson breaks down the science, the misogyny, and the politics behind the dangerous misinformation. Plus: new data on colon cancer, GLP-1s, wildfire smoke, and the truth about obesity and genetics. No supplements. No affiliate codes. Just scie...

Your teenager can buy kava at a gas station today — no warnings, no age limits. But this “natural” root has a long history, from Polynesian rituals to Captain Cook’s voyages, Chelsea Physic Garden, patent medicines, and now modern supplements. In this episode, Dr. Terry Simpson unpacks kava’s journey — and why “natural” has never meant safe. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this...

This week in medical news: U.S. kids twice as likely to die as their peers abroad, oil and gas pollution killing thousands, ultra-processed foods wrecking men’s hormones, vaccine freeloaders dragging us backward, and a nasal spray that cuts COVID. Plus, why the Mediterranean diet keeps winning. No woo, no spin — just science, unfiltered This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with...

It’s been a hard week in America—arguments with family, worries about free speech, headlines filled with violence. But step back: we are the longest-running democracy in the world. We’ve survived wars, pandemics, and depressions. We still talk, we still gather, we still share. In this episode, Dr. Simpson reminds us of what binds us together, why gratitude is an action, and why kindness is a presc...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.drsimpson.com Kratom — you’ve seen it in gas stations and head shops, marketed as a “natural” alternative. Most people think it’s new to America. It’s not. In this episode, Dr. Terry Simpson unearths kratom’s forgotten colonial past — from Benjamin Rush’s case notes to the Indian Ocean trade routes that carried “bitter leaves” acros...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.drsimpson.com Microplastics are everywhere — in our water, food, even our bodies. But here’s the truth: you don’t have to add them in your own kitchen. Dr. Terry Simpson shares how his trusty Vitamix and Nutribullet revealed the hidden danger of scratched plastic containers, and why blenders, cutting boards, and storage choices matt...

Florida has scrapped vaccine mandates for schoolchildren — calling it “freedom.” But real liberty is built on civic duty, not the license to endanger others. Measles is already back. Polio and diphtheria once killed and crippled thousands of children — horrors we’ve forgotten only because vaccines worked. Herd immunity protects the most vulnerable, and dismantling it is surrender, not freedom. The...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.drsimpson.com This Labor Day edition of Dr. Simpson Unfiltered – News of the Week covers the FDA’s new restrictions on COVID vaccines under RFK Jr., studies linking ultra-processed foods to lower male fertility, the Mediterranean diet’s protection against dementia and diabetes, child mortality in the U.S., pollution’s toll, menopaus...

RFK Jr. claims he can spot kids with “mitochondrial challenges” in airports. Doctors know that’s wellness babble, not medicine. The real crisis killing America’s children isn’t their cells—it’s bullets. RFK Jr is nothing more than stringing babble together to make a grain of truth mixed with his mountain of BS This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get ac...

The FDA has restricted Covid vaccines to older and high-risk groups, while RFK Jr. has fired yet another CDC scientist and replaced her with an ideologue. What does that mean for you, your family, and access to vaccines this fall? Here’s the unfiltered truth. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.drsimpson.com/subs...

RFK Jr. fired vaccine advisors were not conflicted, COVID & measles rise, Ozempic pricing shifts, and new diet studies shape health policy. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.drsimpson.com/subscribe

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RFK Jr. targets vaccine science again—this time with lawsuits and retraction demands. Also: obesity genetics, MIND diet, GLP-1 pill, poop by mail. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.drsimpson.com/subscribe

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.drsimpson.com A Florida raw milk outbreak leaves kids hospitalized. Here’s why pasteurization matters, what went wrong, and why Paul Saladino’s advice is dangerous.

his week on Dr. Simpson Unfiltered , we dive into RFK Jr.’s latest moves — from gutting COVID vaccine recommendations for kids and pregnant women to trying to dismantle the very system that keeps vaccines available and affordable. We’ll unpack why suing vaccine makers isn’t public health policy — it’s chaos in a courtroom. Plus: new research on the genetic roots of obesity (and why shaming people...

When RFK Jr. axes the nation’s top preventive health panel, millions lose cost‑free cancer screenings and lifesaving care — here’s why it matters and what comes next This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.drsimpson.com/subscribe

Medicine didn’t leap from butchery to brilliance overnight — and it certainly didn’t happen in America first. In this episode of Dr. Simpson Unfiltered , I walk through Edinburgh’s legendary Surgeons’ Hall Museum to uncover how this city’s surgeons shaped modern medicine, from Simpson’s chloroform to Lister’s antisepsis — and why America lagged behind in a haze of goat-gland cures and miracle toni...

Most stomach cancer is preventable, and Congress heard a room full of anti-vaccine folks say how incentivized pediatricians were to vaccinate kids. Yes, the incentive is the Hippocratic oath to keep kids healthy. And more on my son’s 15th birthday This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.drsimpson.com/subscribe