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Viewpoint: ‘Science-as-Satan’ unites the MAHA—MAGA movements. Is a breakup in the works?
The MAHA agenda had a bit of a wake-up call following the EPA’s approval of the herbicide dicamba. I think ...
Boy Kibble: Muscle-building protein maxxing is the latest male health delusion
Protein popcorn. Protein water. Even protein coffee. Across grocery stores and social media feeds, marketers are pushing protein — especially ...
Wellness influencer nonsense: No, nicotine does not boost cognition and productivity, but it can damage your health
If you spend any time on social media, you may have noticed a curious trend: wellness influencers singing the praises ...
Kennedy’s CDC blocks publication of study that shows vaccines reduce hospitalizations by 50%, then misrepresents why
A report showing the efficacy of the covid-19 vaccine that was previously delayed by the head of the Centers for ...
MAHA’s special protein-focused formula for skin care: Beef tallow and salmon sperm. How could they be wrong?
From moisturizers made with beef tallow to salmon sperm facials, consumers have become more interested in animal-based skin care products ...
Viewpoint: ‘Make America Pregnant Again’ — Trump guts support for birth control to placate the right’s birth obsession
Decreasing the unintended pregnancy rate was a bipartisan wish. In 1969, President Richard Nixon recognized that “unwanted or untimely childbearing ...
AI disinformation stress test: Challenges and response strategies
To solve big problems and navigate a chaotic world, we first need a clear, shared understanding of the facts. Today, ...
In Zimbabwe, an almost-deadly collision between fake news and a real virus
Misinformation can affect and even derail polio vaccination campaigns, threatening the lives of children in underprotected communities. 23 March 2026 ...
Raw milk myth wake-up call
Once again, raw milk is everywhere: in Instagram reels, wellness podcasts, farmer-to-consumer marketplaces, and even policy debates. It’s being framed ...
Viewpoint — ‘Completely unethical’: RFK, Jr.’s medical ignorance deprives melanoma cancer-sufferers of a life-saving therapy
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. doesn’t like our criticism of the Food and Drug Administration’s rejection of Replimune’s life-saving drug for metastatic melanoma ...
Viewpoint: Truce between MAHA and mainstream science? Its embrace of ‘quackery’ and pseudoscience makes that impossible
One of the truly remarkable—and depressing—things that I’ve observed since the longtime antivax activist who is now our Secretary of ...
The Trump administration has run out more than 4,000 National Institutes of Health employees. Here are the consequences
Marc Ernstoff, a physician who has pioneered immunotherapy research and treatments for cancer patients, said his work as a federal ...
Why ‘support supplements’ for GLP-1 users are mostly a waste of money
Weight-loss injections have rapidly moved from specialist clinics to social media feeds and high-street pharmacies. Known as GLP-1 medications, they ...
‘Irresponsible decision’? On mandatory military flu shots, Hegseth chooses ‘freedom’ over health
Health experts are hoping the effects of new Pentagon policy are minimal following Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s directive to make ...
Viewpoint — Politicization of public health: What’s the impact of the White House strategy on children
Vaccine mandates are being lifted across the United States and American children are suffering the consequences. In , U.S. healthcare ...
Stupid study of the month: Eating fresh fruits and vegetables can lead to cancer
... With the rise of anti-vaccine Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, federal food guidelines have centered on slabs of meat, ...
Vaccine skepticism is a growing global problem
Vaccination is one of the most successful global health interventions in history, eradicating or eliminating some of the deadliest diseases ...
Doctors needs nutrition classes? A physician unmasks another MAHA myth
To hear RFK, Jr. talk about medical school, you may think doctors enter health care oblivious to basic facts about ...
10,000 scientists gone: Trump’s cuts create an unprecedented brain drain
Some 10,109 doctoral-trained experts in science and related fields left their jobs last year as President Donald Trump dramatically shrank ...
Fish oil supplements for brain injuries probably don’t work
A first-of-its-kind study led by the Medical University of South Carolina raises questions about the value of fish oil supplements ...
Reality check: Why we can’t trust anything online — and no one knows how to fix it
A zero digital footprint used to signal authenticity. Now, it can signal the opposite. The absence of a trail no ...
Viewpoint: How do you sell evidence-based health and science in a world where facts don’t matter?
[B]efore whatever this period is, the idea that public resistance to science was essentially a knowledge problem — that more information “fixed” ...
Congressional Republicans pushing false claims that over-the-counter birth control pills are unsafe
Imagine that you're pregnant, a few weeks in, and you decide you want an abortion. You walk into a retail ...
Gurus of woo: 9 health influencer superstars
Some work full time as scientists and physicians .... Others have no relevant credentials to speak of, and frequently disseminate ...
Despite disease surges, poll shows Kennedy-driven disinformation has left most Americans skeptical of vaccines
Results from the March poll of 3,851 U.S. adults conducted by Public First show that a plurality of Americans question ...
Viewpoint: ‘Make America Healthy Again” appeals to fake nostalgia about non-existent golden age
“Make America healthy again” sounds like a great slogan. It is loaded with nostalgia and … haziness. What is that ...
Woo truce? The science and health establishment divided on how to deal with MAHA and RFK, Jr.
The Trump administration’s celebration of its new meat- and milk-centric dietary guidelines was held in an auditorium decorated with colorful ...
