[t0mmel]

He did. And he recently did a video talking about british research, which, having adjusted for socio-economic factors showed that the darker the skin colour the more likely the person would be to develop complications. His point here was that, dark skin impedes vitamin d generation.

[Cantbekhan]

It should be noted that while he does have some qualifications due to being a nurse and a nursing teacher, he's a Doctor in Philosophy and not in any medical/science field. It doesn't dismiss his claims per se but I still think he's using his Doctor title in a somewhat misleading way in this Covid19 context where a lot of people seem to think he's actually a medical doctor which he's not (edit: and this can be easily verified by just skimming through most comments on his videos which praises him in that regard).

[biofox]

His PhD is in medical education, so I don't think it's fair to say it's not in a medical or science field. His online bios are clear enough about this, so I can't see how he's misleading anyone.

[fattire]

This is kinda true, though he has earned the right to call himself a doctor, and I dunno if he should have to constantly have to add "though not in medicine!" Maybe he should? I don't know if "misleading" is the right word. He does seem to have expertise in the nursing field he's teaching FWIW, but yeah I researched him several months ago and found his linked in page which said the doctorate is in philosophy.

[morsch]

I've watched more than a dozen of his videos and assumed he was an MD. So I guess I feel mislead.

[MrTortoise]

A doctor should not refer to themselves as a doctor when a doctor of a different field.

That's just wrong and abuse of authority. If he did that on philosophy he'd be ripped a new one

[wjnc]

"Dr." for 'doctor' is the continental titulatur for finishing and successfully defending your doctoral thesis, thus attaining your doctorate. PhD is one of the US-variants of a doctorate. Reading 'doctor' and thinking 'MD' for 'Doctor of Medicine' is a mistake, although understandable when talking about medical issues. From Wikipedia I understand that f.e. in Canada MD is an undergraduate titel.