In September, the Trump administration took what it called “bold actions” on autism that included touting the generic drug leucovorin […]
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Trump’s divisive FDA vaccine regulator self-destructs, will exit agency (again)
For the second time, Vinay Prasad is set to leave the Food and Drug Administration. In a post on social […]
Fishing crews in the Atlantic keep accidentally dredging up chemical weapons
Until 1970, the US dumped an estimated 17,000 tons of unspent chemical weapons from World War I and II off […]
Americans trust Fauci over RFK Jr. and career scientists over Trump officials
Anti-vaccine activist and current Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has worked hard to villainize infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci, […]
RFK Jr.’s anti-vaccine policies are “unreviewable,” DOJ lawyer tells judge
US Department of Justice lawyer Isaac Belfer argued that Kennedy has the broad authority to make all of the changes […]
Medical journal The Lancet blasts RFK Jr.’s health work as a failure
As secretary of the US Department of Health and Human Services, Kennedy oversees the National Institutes of Health, the Food […]
In puzzling outbreak, officials look to cold beer, gross ice, and ChatGPT
An AI assist? The author of the MMWR report, county health official Katherine Houser, noted that the beer-tent workers were […]
15 state attorneys general sue RFK Jr. over “anti-science” vaccine policy
This administration may be hazardous to your health Trump administration’s reduced vaccine schedule “throws science out the window.” A healthcare […]
Could a vaccine prevent dementia? Shingles shot data only getting stronger.
Latest data hints that benefits seen so far could be underestimates. Shingrix, the vaccine for the shingles, is seen at […]
Trump’s MAHA influencer pick for surgeon general goes before Senate
Casey Means, President Trump’s nominee for surgeon general, will appear before the Senate Health Committee on Wednesday and is likely […]