Health & Medicine
Through the study and use of genetics, we can identify measures that could lead to the improvement of human health and wellness. These methods and procedures aim to prevent years of chronic disease and thousands of dollars in health care costs, and provide families and communities with knowledge of how to live healthier.
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Nation’s most liberal court rejects plaintiff expert’s claims that glyphosate caused couple’s cancer
Although the US Supreme Court frequently overrules it, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals (covering California, eight other western states ...
New KFF-Washington Post survey explores parents’ trust in, and confusion about, childhood vaccines as the Trump administration revamps federal policies
The poll comes as the Trump administration’s Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. continues to question the ...
Viewpoint: Science be damned—RFK, Jr. has his mind made up about the causes of autism
In the seven months since he was sworn in as secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), ...
CRISPR breakthrough that can remove the chromosome responsible for Down syndrome raises ethical questions
In Feb. 2025, researchers from Mie University in Japan developed a method for removing the third copy of chromosome 21, the structure ...
Viewpoint: RFK. Jr.’s MAHA ‘Health Freedom” movement is a singular health threat
"Health freedom” sounds so American – until you realize it’s been hijacked by RFK Jr. and MAHA to replace science ...
On the cusp of dramatic advances in cancer treatments, Trump sharply curtails publicly-funded research
When America declared war on cancer more than 50 years ago, there was a misguided assumption outside the scientific community that ...
As temperatures climb, so does America’s sugar cravings
Pan He, an environmental scientist at Cardiff University in Wales, hit on the idea to look at ... how rising ...
Scientists discover hidden brain protein, potentially leading to treating Alzheimer’s before symptoms even appear
Drugs developed to reduce levels of a protein found at high levels in Alzheimer’s patients could lead to treatments aimed ...
While chronic illness mortality has declined globally, progress stalls in the U.S.
A new global study shows that deaths from such “noncommunicable” conditions have been declining in most countries — but the ...
Viewpoint: Why vaccine mandates are critical for public health
Vaccines are one of the most effective and life-saving scientific technologies in modern medicine. They save lives, prevent suffering, and ...
From measles to HPV, the financial cost of vaccine avoidance could bankrupt the entire health care system
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s efforts to undermine vaccines in America are not just scientifically absurd. They’re also financially ruinous. The ...
Reworking the brain: Experimental stimulation relieves some with decades of pain
Edward Mowery lived with excruciating pain for years: Picture being put into a hot frying pan, he said, and then someone ...
Mediterranean diet may offset much of the genetic risk of Alzheimer’s
Many observational studies have linked a Mediterranean diet to better cognitive health. ... Now, new research suggests that people at ...
From soil to DNA: How micronutrients drove genetic adaptations across human populations worldwide
Micronutrients, minerals that are part of the human diet in small amounts, may have influenced human evolution more than previously ...
Vaccines, politics, and the fragile future of public health
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.’s reshaped federal vaccine panel is expected to vote this week to ...
Milestone in organ transplants, as FDA approves gene-edited pig kidneys for human clinical trials
Scientists have reached a major milestone in animal-to-human transplant research as the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the ...
Thinking of using AI for therapy? Here are 5 things to keep in mind
Be mindful. Be aware of the “sycophantic nature of these entities” and keep an eye on how much time you ...
With Trump’s support, RFK, Jr.’s CDC to use unverified data to claim that the Covid shots are linked to 25 child deaths
Trump health officials plan to link coronavirus vaccines to the deaths of 25 children as they consider limiting which Americans ...
63% of Americans drink fluoridated water. Here’s a science breakdown of its benefits and hazards
Debates are hitting headlines as Robert F. Kennedy Jr. voices new concerns about fluoride in public water systems. But what does the ...
Viewpoint: How association studies and ‘links’ distort our understanding of the relative risks of different foods
There is a growing debate about ultra-processed foods (UPFs) —products designed for shelf life and taste, typically high in added ...
Viewpoint: Media tout alleged ‘danger’ of homeopathic levels of plastic. That’s scaremongering
Homeopathic levels of plastic are the latest environmental scaremongering fad (Nanoplastics! Microplastics!) dominating partisan corporate media when they are not ...
US children receive 92 vaccine doses? RFK, Jr.’s vaccine math doesn’t add up
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said at a Senate hearing ... that children receive up to ...
Viewpoint: Regardless of benefits, the current renaissance of biotech breakthroughs still requires guardrails to mitigate risks
Biotechnology - synthetic biology, the engineering of living systems - is no longer something locked away in high-tech labs. It’s ...
RFK, Jr’s child health plan promises big with 128 ideas, with little-to-no actionable solutions or details
The Make America Healthy Again Commission, led by Kennedy, identified four potential drivers behind rising rates of chronic disease among ...
Natural selection, artificial selection, and now political selection: Vaccine rejectionism is altering the course of evolution, and not in a good way
“A sharp partisan divide remains over new Covid boosters,” reads the headline announcing a recent poll from Politico, as respiratory ...
GLP podcast: Three phony health fads making your wallet lighter
"It really implies risk when there is none." That's how geneticist and farmer Kevin Folta summarizes the fatal flaw behind ...
The contagion of Florida’s vaccine policy: What states will be next to end school vaccine mandates?
As health department directors in Dallas, Texas, and Columbus, Ohio, we have seen firsthand in our communities that viruses do ...
