MAGA and MAHA: Republicans find common ground with former leftist alt-med, holistic-medicine embracing moms

MAGA and MAHA: Republicans find common ground with former leftist alt-med, holistic-medicine embracing moms

Bari Weiss |
There has been a cultural sea change over the last year when it comes to health in America. It is ...
Viewpoint: “The sheer number of vaccines pumped into kids today is alarming’—Why activist claims are wrong and dangerous

Viewpoint: “The sheer number of vaccines pumped into kids today is alarming’—Why activist claims are wrong and dangerous

Andrea Love |
This is not a new refrain, especially for those of us who work in infectious disease biomedical research, but a ...
Old Fashioned or aspartame sweetener: Which contains more dangerous chemicals?

Old Fashioned or aspartame sweetener: Which contains more dangerous chemicals?

Josh Bloom |
Have you ever been to a snooty cocktail party and ordered a Diet Coke from the bar only to get the look? ...
Viewpoint: Wall Street Journal opposes RFK, Jr.’s HHS nomination—Risk is high he will enrich his trial-lawyer friends at the expense of public health and medical innovation

Viewpoint: Wall Street Journal opposes RFK, Jr.’s HHS nomination—Risk is high he will enrich his trial-lawyer friends at the expense of public health and medical innovation

President Trump nominated Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as Health and Human Services secretary in return for his presidential endorsement. But Senate Republicans ...
The real causes for the 'surge' in austim diagnoses—Facts that RFK. Jr. and other vaccine rejectionists continue to get wrong

The real causes for the ‘surge’ in austim diagnoses—Facts that RFK. Jr. and other vaccine rejectionists continue to get wrong

Arvind Suresh, Jon Entine |
A change in how we diagnose and report autism and not vaccines, glyphosate or chemtrails is the prime mover as ...
Ideological science—How the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) promotes unscientific hysteria about red meat

Ideological science—How the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) promotes unscientific hysteria about red meat

Nina Teicholz |
In 2015, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) of the World Health Organization (WHO) designated processed meats (hot dogs, ...
Viewpoint: Here is why Trump’s announced plan to stop US contributions to the World Health Organization will kill people

Viewpoint: Here is why Trump’s announced plan to stop US contributions to the World Health Organization will kill people

Andrea Love |
I just spent the past 12 hours traveling from Delhi to Kaziranga National Park in Assam, India, and during our ...
Viewpoint: Here's what far left ideologues are writing in support of RFK Jr.'s wacky views on health, chemicals, food and agriculture

Viewpoint: Here’s what far left ideologues are writing in support of RFK Jr.’s wacky views on health, chemicals, food and agriculture

Carey Gillam |
Advocates for Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his “Make America Healthy Again” agenda were gathered in Washington this week ahead ...
No, Elderberry is not a magic elixir

No, Elderberry is not a magic elixir

Teddy Amenabar |
Elderberry supplements — marketed for boosting the immune system — have recently become one of the most popular herbal supplements in the ...
Viewpoint: 'Alt-right' piles into the RFK. Jr. science-distorting chemophobia-promoting clown car

Viewpoint: ‘Alt-right’ piles into the RFK. Jr. science-distorting chemophobia-promoting clown car

Ariel Wittenberg |
[Robert Francis Kennedy Jr.] has spread misinformation multiple times over the past three years claiming that herbicides and other chemicals ...
CIA’s cautious (and dubious) embrace of COVID-19 lab leak theory is likely to spur more controversy, not end it

CIA’s cautious (and dubious) embrace of COVID-19 lab leak theory is likely to spur more controversy, not end it

Henry Miller |
The calamitous global outbreak of COVID-19 has sparked intense scrutiny of its origins​. One school of thought holds that the ...
Political opportunism and campaign donations: Trump pardons Silk Road drug kingpin convicted of selling heroin and meth on the Dark Web

Political opportunism and campaign donations: Trump pardons Silk Road drug kingpin convicted of selling heroin and meth on the Dark Web

David Yaffe-Bellany, Ryan Mac |
Libertarian and crypto allies of Ross Ulbricht, who was serving a life sentence for distributing drugs on his Silk Road ...
Quirky DeepSeek: A look under the hood of China’s clever new open-source search engine

Quirky DeepSeek: A look under the hood of China’s clever new open-source search engine

DeepSeek’s success and a technical paper it published last week suggest that Chinese AI developers can match their U.S. counterparts ...
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GLP podcast: AI chatbot convinces student to commit suicide. ‘Smart’ agriculture isn’t so smart; Will alcohol warning labels save lives?

Cameron English, Liza Dunn |
Another teenager has committed suicide following some horrifying encouragement from an AI chatbot to "please die." Who's at fault when ...
Trump administration abruptly ended government food safety alerts, then issued a 'clarification' that it's a pause. Will the ban end up becoming permanent?

Trump administration abruptly ended government food safety alerts, then issued a ‘clarification’ that it’s a pause. Will the ban end up becoming permanent?

Lisa Held |
Officials inside the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS), the agency that oversees both the CDC and the FDA, ...
No, the modern world is not killing us–Viewpoint: RFK. Jr.'s reckless war on food and agriculture

No, the modern world is not killing us–Viewpoint: RFK. Jr.’s reckless war on food and agriculture

Hank Campbell |
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and his Children's Defense Fund and his work as a trial lawyer for Natural Resources Defense ...
Your cells are dying. All the time.

Your cells are dying. All the time.

Amber Dance |
Billions of cells die in your body every day. Some go out with a bang, others with a whimper. They ...
Biotechnology led to dramatic innovations in agriculture and human health in 2024

Biotechnology led to dramatic innovations in agriculture and human health in 2024

Val Giddings |
As 2024 fades into the rearview, it's a good time to reflect on the year that was—and what it might ...
Church of Scientology and RFK, Jr.: Reuters investigation highlights HHS secretary's problematic ties to Scientologist tort law firm Wisner Baum

Church of Scientology and RFK, Jr.: Reuters investigation highlights HHS secretary’s problematic ties to Scientologist tort law firm Wisner Baum

Dan Levine, Mike Spector |
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. would retain legal fees earned from litigation against drugmaker Merck if he is confirmed as President ...
Here are all the health benefits of Ozempic and other GLP-1 drugs

Here are all the health benefits of Ozempic and other GLP-1 drugs

Courtenay Harris Bond |
With the use of [drugs such as Ozempic and Wegovy, or glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists] spiking in recent years, a ...
'Devastation' and 'panic': Trump guts key government support for National Institute of Health programs

‘Devastation’ and ‘panic’: Trump guts key government support for National Institute of Health programs

Max Kozlov |
Confusion and anxiety is rippling through the US health-research community ... following Donald Trump taking office as the 47th US ...
ARCUS breakthrough: An advanced gene editing tool appears to have cured an infant of an early onset metabolic disorder

ARCUS breakthrough: An advanced gene editing tool appears to have cured an infant of an early onset metabolic disorder

Jocelyn Kaiser |
A little-known gene editor, tested with help from a disgraced gene therapist seeking redemption, may have cured a 1-year-old boy ...
Left-leaning suburban moms lurching towards health and environmental conspiracy theories

Left-leaning suburban moms lurching towards health and environmental conspiracy theories

Beth Teitell |
Today, the term ['crunchy mom'] has taken on a new meaning. Yes, the crunchy moms are still organic, still love ...
Microdosing Ozempic and other GLP-1 drugs to save money and reduce side effects is a hot fad. Does it work?

Microdosing Ozempic and other GLP-1 drugs to save money and reduce side effects is a hot fad. Does it work?

Shiv Sudhakar |
A new trend gaining popularity among people trying to lose weight is microdosing the diabetes medication Ozempic. With approximately 70% ...
How AI is being used to create new drugs and vaccines

How AI is being used to create new drugs and vaccines

Sarah Turnnidge |
A £225m supercomputer is using artificial intelligence (AI) to develop new drugs and vaccines. When it is fully operational this ...
What is ‘genetic conflict’ and how does it shape human psychology?

What is ‘genetic conflict’ and how does it shape human psychology?

Jessica Ayers |
As a species, humans like to think that we are fully in control of our decisions and behavior. But just ...
Human DNA found in some vegetarian hot dogs

Human DNA found in some vegetarian hot dogs

Carole Fader |
Is it true that a study found that some hot dog brands contained human DNA? Hot dogs haven't received much ...