Viewpoint: Trump and RFK, Jr. are wrong: ‘Our study of 2.5 million children shows acetaminophen not linked to autism'

Viewpoint: Trump and RFK, Jr. are wrong: ‘Our study of 2.5 million children shows acetaminophen not linked to autism’

Brian Lee, Renee Gardner, Viktor Ahlqvist |
United States President Donald Trump recently claimed that using the common painkiller acetaminophen (also known as paracetamol and by the ...
Making Lawyers Wealthy Again: RFK, Jr., Tylenol, and torts

Making Lawyers Wealthy Again: RFK, Jr., Tylenol, and torts

David Zaruk |
On Monday, September 22, 2025, President Trump led a press conference in the Roosevelt Room of the White House following a press release on ...
RFK, Jr.’s claim that food additives cause ADHD is more scare-mongering than science

RFK, Jr.’s claim that food additives cause ADHD is more scare-mongering than science

David Benton |
Robert F. Kennedy Jr has spent years railing against food additives, framing them as part of a broader threat to public health ...
Did you hear the story about the GMO that nearly destroyed the world?

Did you hear the story about the GMO that nearly destroyed the world?

Andrew Porterfield |
An old myth has resurfaced that a GMO almost destroyed all life on Earth — but what's the real story? ...
What is ‘genetic nurture' and how does it impact educational achievement?

What is ‘genetic nurture’ and how does it impact educational achievement?

Razib Khan |
The phrase “Look down your nose” comes from a time when aristocrats were taller than commoners due to their superior ...
Viewpoint: RFK, Jr.’s ‘batshit crazy health conspiracy theories’

Viewpoint: RFK, Jr.’s ‘batshit crazy health conspiracy theories’

David Zaruk |
[The] Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Commission released their second report: The MAHA Strategy. It aims to focus the United States ...
How gene editing of farm animals could help prevent a COVID-like bird flu epidemic

How gene editing of farm animals could help prevent a COVID-like bird flu epidemic

Lord Trees |
During a Westminster Hall debate in Parliament ..., former Defra Secretary Rt Hon Steve Barclay MP joined a growing list of political, ...
Viewpoint: Tylenol and the pseudoscience litigation playbook: Here’s how tort lawyer RFK, Jr. consorts with ambulance-chasing lawyers to shake-down companies making a safe and necessary product

Viewpoint: Tylenol and the pseudoscience litigation playbook: Here’s how tort lawyer RFK, Jr. consorts with ambulance-chasing lawyers to shake-down companies making a safe and necessary product

Andrea Love |
Donald Trump held a lengthy press release where he spewed a lot of disinformation and gave dangerous medical advice. He ...
Viewpoint: Science be damned—RFK, Jr. has his mind made up about the causes of autism

Viewpoint: Science be damned—RFK, Jr. has his mind made up about the causes of autism

Geoffrey Kabat |
In the seven months since he was sworn in as secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), ...
Viewpoint: Farmers take a hit—Trump agriculture and biotechnology budget cuts are hampering U.S. innovation 

Viewpoint: Farmers take a hit—Trump agriculture and biotechnology budget cuts are hampering U.S. innovation 

Emily Bass |
Imagine a world where crops thrive with less water and fewer pesticides, where livestock resist disease without antibiotics, and where ...
Viewpoint: Trump’s agricultural maelstrom: While U.S. agricultural output lags, opportunities for reform are being wasted

Viewpoint: Trump’s agricultural maelstrom: While U.S. agricultural output lags, opportunities for reform are being wasted

Dan Blaustein-Rejto, Emily Bass |
American agricultural leadership is being put to the test. Farmers are grappling with high input costs, non-tariff trade barriers, and ...
Viewpoint — ‘Less food waste, lower carbon footprints and a socially sensitive food system’: Tech-enabled farming intensification is the only science-based path to sustainability

Viewpoint — ‘Less food waste, lower carbon footprints and a socially sensitive food system’: Tech-enabled farming intensification is the only science-based path to sustainability

Kevin Folta |
Several trends become quickly apparent when we engage the public about agriculture. Consumers across the industrialized world reject concepts like ...
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GLP podcast: ‘Toxic’ baby food? Dismantling another tort-lawyer health scam

Cameron English, Liza Lockwood |
A few months ago, a law firm emailed one of us (Cameron) asking for help promoting their litigation against baby ...
Viewpoint: Why vaccine mandates are critical for public health

Viewpoint: Why vaccine mandates are critical for public health

Andrea Love |
Vaccines are one of the most effective and life-saving scientific technologies in modern medicine. They save lives, prevent suffering, and ...
Vaccines, politics, and the fragile future of public health

Vaccines, politics, and the fragile future of public health

Henry Miller |
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.’s reshaped federal vaccine panel is expected to vote this week to ...
Viewpoint: ‘A conveyor belt of agenda-driven science’: NPR’s anti-aquaculture hit piece is bought and paid for by activists

Viewpoint: ‘A conveyor belt of agenda-driven science’: NPR’s anti-aquaculture hit piece is bought and paid for by activists

David Zaruk |
National Public Radio (NPR), once a beacon of earnest, if occasionally sanctimonious, reporting, has sunk to a new low, as ...
Trump’s EPA will stop collecting emissions data from most polluting companies

Trump’s EPA will stop collecting emissions data from most polluting companies

Sharon Lerner |
The Environmental Protection Agency is planning to eliminate long-standing requirements for polluters to collect and report their emissions of the heat-trapping ...
Drinking lots of water can help reduce the effects of aging

 63% of Americans drink fluoridated water. Here’s a science breakdown of its benefits and hazards

Hayley Philip |
Debates are hitting headlines as Robert F. Kennedy Jr. voices new concerns about fluoride in public water systems. But what does the ...
The less you know, the more you cockily believe you’re right: The Dunning-Kruger Effect sustains agricultural misinformation

The less you know, the more you cockily believe you’re right: The Dunning-Kruger Effect sustains agricultural misinformation

Cami Ryan |
The Dunning-Kruger Effect is a cognitive bias where individuals with limited knowledge or skills in a specific area tend to ...
Viewpoint: Media tout alleged ‘danger’ of homeopathic levels of plastic. That’s scaremongering

Viewpoint: Media tout alleged ‘danger’ of homeopathic levels of plastic. That’s scaremongering

Hank Campbell |
Homeopathic levels of plastic are the latest environmental scaremongering fad (Nanoplastics! Microplastics!) dominating partisan corporate media when they are not ...
Can native and conventional crops coexist with GM and gene-edited varieties? The case of Honduras

Can native and conventional crops coexist with GM and gene-edited varieties? The case of Honduras

Luis Ventura |
Over the last several years, it’s been more than evident there is an urgent need to increase food production at ...
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Natural selection, artificial selection, and now political selection: Vaccine rejectionism is altering the course of evolution, and not in a good way

Ricki Lewis |
“A sharp partisan divide remains over new Covid boosters,” reads the headline announcing a recent poll from Politico, as respiratory ...
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GLP podcast: Three phony health fads making your wallet lighter

Cameron English, Kevin Folta |
"It really implies risk when there is none." That's how geneticist and farmer Kevin Folta summarizes the fatal flaw behind ...
Viewpoint: ‘Trump may need to ignore RFK, Jr. on food the way he does on energy, or he's going to send a lot of his voters into bankruptcy’

Viewpoint: ‘Trump may need to ignore RFK, Jr. on food the way he does on energy, or he’s going to send a lot of his voters into bankruptcy’

Hank Campbell |
Until the 1980s, the modern-day Malthus acolytes like Drs. Paul Ehrlich and John Holdren predicted Population Bombs and advocated for ...
The Science vs. MAHA battle that’s now unfolding at the CDC

The Science vs. MAHA battle that’s now unfolding at the CDC

Stephanie Armour |
Public health and access to lifesaving vaccines are on the line in a high-stakes leadership battle at the Centers for ...
Baby food panic, brought to you by trial lawyers hoping to prosecute by press release

Baby food panic, brought to you by trial lawyers hoping to prosecute by press release

Cameron English |
Last week, I received an email from a law firm asking ACSH to promote its groundless allegations about the dangers ...
From plastic coasters to human hearts: Inside the race to print the human body

From plastic coasters to human hearts: Inside the race to print the human body

Henry Miller |
Fifteen years ago, 3‑D printing was heralded as the technology that would revolutionize manufacturing, democratizing production and allowing anyone with ...