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Social media sharing: Americans are caught in a health and science ‘misinformation paradox’
The Harris Poll announced the results from a landmark survey, "Science Under Siege: The Battle Between Viral Misinformation and Shared ...
Viewpoint — ‘Miracle’ peptides: Regulatory greyzone and RFK, Jr. propaganda opens the U.S. to a perilous biohacking experiment
On February 27, 2026, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. appeared on Joe Rogan’s podcast and announced that the FDA is preparing ...
Netflix plastic documentary is scare nonsense packaged as science
Netflix, which has made simplified propaganda many times before (See: Dopesick), sticks to a familiar formula in a thoroughly slanted ...
GLP podcast: Overdose crisis—Illicit opioids spread like drug-resistant bacteria?
The harder the government cracks down on a drug, the more deadly its illicit replacement that emerges from the black ...
PTSD is almost incurable. Psychedelics can help — but only in three U.S. states and Australia
Over the past two years, Australia, a country long known for its strict drug laws, has been allowing psychiatrists to ...
Viewpoint: Is vaping a pathway to tobacco addiction or quitting tobacco altogether? It depends
In November, I got a LinkedIn message from a consultant who works for one of the major vape (aka e-cigarette) ...
Many nail polishes contain dangerous chemicals
"The substance can cause serious health problems," says Amalie Gravelle. She's an adviser at the Norwegian Food Safety Authority and ...
Aspirin for your heart? Decongestants? Here are 5 popular medications that you should avoid
Every year, medical guidance evolves — sometimes quietly — and our cabinets don’t always keep up. ... ... Here are ...
As China’s science investment soars, U.S. cuts spending dramatically
The Chinese government is ramping up its support for science, announcing plans to boost two key budgets at the country’s ...
Microplastic scare claims take another turn—Study suggests lab gloves may be key culprit
It seems like every day a new study finds tiny plastic particles called microplastics where they should not be: in ...
Under pressure from the Trump administration, medical schools are dropping health inequity education
The leading medical school accreditation body in the U.S. has removed language from its standards that had required schools it ...
Viewpoint: Horror story—what happens if RFK, Jr. prevails and most people stop vaccinating?
Before vaccines, death and disability stalked children. Then shots turned once-common infections into something doctors only read about in textbooks ...
Viewpoint: Worried about Big Ag and Big Pharma? They’re nothing compared to the grifting hypocrisy of the MAHA wellness movement
RFK Jr. rails endlessly against Big Pharm and Big Food. And, in many instances, for good reason. But there is ...
Viewpoint: The ‘link to cancer’ myth—Activist and trial lawyers misrepresent the potential danger of glyphosate and other herbicides
President Trump recently signed an Executive Order invoking the Defense Production Act to ensure increased domestic supplies of elemental phosphorus ...
Viewpoint: Has the Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. MAHA and anti-vaccine agenda hit a science and political wall?
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s crusade to scale back Americans’ reliance on vaccines has collided with political and legal ...
Skipping the shingles vaccine can be deadly: Infection may also speed biological aging
In recent years, increasing numbers of studies have shown that the shingles vaccine appears to be capable of protecting the ...
Trump’s first-term surgeon general joins effort to block current nominee, Casey Means
At the height of the coronavirus pandemic, U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams stood with President Donald Trump at the White ...
Plastic Detox documentary claims the microplastic in your brain can make a spoon. The latest science says that’s ridiculous
Last year, we wrote about how a decimal-point error and selective framing turned black plastic spatulas into a public-health scare ...
Viewpoint: The activist ‘harm reduction’ movement has hit a brick wall with its targeting of food
Activists are never wrong. When their policies miss, they just move the goalposts. When their jobs (and income) are based ...
Viewpoint: Radical leftist makes the case for blocking nuclear energy
It’s been 15 years since Fukushima’s reactors experienced those meltdowns and we still don’t fully understand their long-term repercussions. Nuclear ...
Vitamin D alert: Cod liver oil contains environmental toxins. Is it safe to eat?
Cod liver oil comes from fish liver and therefore contains environmental toxins. Is cod liver oil or capsules with fish ...
Key Republicans are abandoning Casey Means’ floundering surgeon general nomination
The nascent Make America Healthy Again movement got one of its biggest wins last spring: Casey Means was selected to be the ...
Viewpoint: RFK Jr.’s war on the CDC may be too extreme even for Trump
... Acting CDC Director Jay Bhattacharya said something that no other prominent health leader in the Trump administration has. “I ...
A longer leash on life: The no longer quixotic quest to extend our dogs’ golden years
Dog owners do many things to keep our canine companions happy and healthy, and I’m no exception. I flew from ...
Stomach or digestion problems? Wellness “experts” on social media are promoting these quack cures
Social media is usually rife with misinformation about how to boost health, and various tricks to your improve your digestion ...
‘No fury like scorned MAHA moms’: Will RFK, Jr.’s anti-vaccine policies tear coalition apart?
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is fielding pressure from the White House to relax his controversial ...
Protection, Kansas was the first U.S. town to be fully vaccinated in 1957. Now the state is a hotbed of RFK, Jr.’s vaccine rejectionism movement
Kansas was once home to the first town in the entire country to be fully vaccinated against polio. In 1957, ...
