Steven Hatfill, a senior advisor for the Department of Health and Human Services was fired over the weekend, with health […]
Tag: Health
Man accidentally gets leech up his nose. It took 20 days to figure it out.
Leeches have a long medical history. Here’s what happens if one gets in your nose. Since the dawn of civilization, […]
If things in America weren’t stupid enough, Texas is suing Tylenol maker
While the underlying cause or causes of autism spectrum disorder remain elusive and appear likely to be a complex interplay […]
Man takes herbal pain quackery, nearly dies, spends months in hospital
Skip to content The 61-year-old had wounds all over, a bacterial infection, and needed intensive care. A 61-year-old man in […]
An NIH director joins MAHA, gets replaced by JD Vance’s close friend
The director of a federal health institute that has arguably produced two of the most controversial government studies in recent […]
Health plan enrollment period is set to be horrifying for everyone this year
Employer plans While ACA sticker shock spreads, a new KFF report out today suggests that people on employer-based health insurance […]
When sycophancy and bias meet medicine
Biased, eager-to-please models threaten health research replicability and trust. Once upon a time, two villagers visited the fabled Mullah Nasreddin. […]
FDA slows down on drug reviews, approvals amid Trump admin chaos
Amid the chaos of the Trump administration’s haphazard job cuts and a mass exodus of leadership, the Food and Drug […]
Anti-vaccine activists want to go nationwide after Idaho law passes
This is so stupid… and dangerous The Idaho Medical Freedom Act makes it illegal to require anyone to take a […]
Vaginal condition treatment update: Men should get treated, too
For some cases of bacterial vaginosis, treatment should include a package deal, doctors now say. The American College of Obstetricians […]