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KFF Part 6: U.S. foreign health policy reverses 50 years of global maternal and child health progress
Following numerous executive actions since January that have fundamentally changed U.S. foreign assistance, KFF, a partner organization of the Genetic Literacy ...
GLP podcast: Has MAHA made vaccine denial a right-wing cause?
The ongoing measles outbreak in the U.S. has fueled intense speculation about how politics influences vaccine hesitancy. With over 1,200 ...
KFF Part 5: Policy changes and funding cuts decimate U.S. support for global family planning
Following numerous executive actions since January that have fundamentally changed U.S. foreign assistance, KFF, a partner organization of the Genetic Literacy ...
Viewpoint: Environmental Working Group’s Dirty Dozen is out. It’s a ‘heaping pile of disinformation’
It’s springtime in the US, which means the Environmental Working Group (EWG) releases their annual Dirty Dozen list, the bane ...
KFF Part 4: ‘Slower responses, higher costs’ — What U.S. global aid cuts mean for pandemic preparedness
Following numerous executive actions since January that have fundamentally changed U.S. foreign assistance, KFF, a partner organization of the Genetic ...
On zombie health risks: RFK Jr.’s crusade against cell phones and vaccines
Are cell phones and our Wi-Fi based system threats to our health? Do they cause cancer and other health disorders? ...
KFF Part 3: How the U.S. aid freeze threatens the global fight against malaria
Following numerous executive actions since January that have fundamentally changed U.S. foreign assistance, KFF, a partner organization of the Genetic ...
KFF Part 2: From lifesaver to lifeline in peril — the future of global aids relief amid U.S. budget and bureaucratic overhaul
Following numerous executive actions since January that have fundamentally changed U.S. foreign assistance, KFF, a partner organization of the Genetic ...
KFF Part I: Global health in limbo — USAID’s collapse, CDC cuts, and high-stakes reorganization
Following numerous executive actions since January that have fundamentally changed U.S. foreign assistance, KFF, a partner organization of the Genetic ...
Trump’s tariffs: Beijing positions itself as stable biotech ally for the Global South as U.S. protectionism surges
In Kigali, Rwanda, nudging the gleaming avenue that links the city’s downtown to the airport, a quiet hum stirs the ...
RFK, Jr. is targeting chemical food additives. What does science tell us?
In a video posted to YouTube [last] September, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. took aim at U.S. health agencies that he said have ...
Viewpoint: Darwin’s ‘Descent of Man’ is both deeply disturbing and more relevant than ever
Charles Darwin’s Descent of Man is full of unexpected delights — such as the trio of hard drinking, chain-smoking koalas ...
Synthetic, genetically engineered, and ‘Made in China’: Busting supplement industry myths about the natural wonders of Vitamin C
Dear Vitamin C Aficionados: This article isn't about whether you should take the stuff [1]. Instead, it raises some questions about what ...
Viewpoint: RFK, Jr. wrongly demonizes the safe and effective HPV vaccine Gardasil
While HHS Secretary Kennedy frets over food dye in Froot Loops, his 2023 attack on Gardasil — a vaccine proven ...
High stakes: Why hasn’t Congress passed a new farm bill in two years, and what would it cover?
The Farm Bill is the comprehensive federal legislation that lays out our food and agricultural policies. Think of it as a ...
Viewpoint: In damning genetic modification, activists fret ‘traditional vegetables may go extinct’. Why that’s not worrisome
Biodiversity generally refers to the billions of unique living organisms living in the world and the interactions between them. Biodiversity ...
Viewpoint: Are Trump’s MAHA policies making America healthier or sicker?
In his March address to Congress, President Donald Trump honored a Texas boy diagnosed with brain cancer. Amid bipartisan applause, ...
GLP Spaces on X: Refuting MAHA’s anti-pesticide mythology
There's a little-known fact the MAHA coalition would prefer to keep quiet: pesticides are essential to protect public health and ...
Measles outbreak: Republicans more likely than Democrats to believe vaccines more dangerous than the disease itself
As the U.S. grapples with rising measles cases across multiple states and the highest number of cases since 2019, about ...
Outdated agricultural biotechnology regulations are slowing innovation. Trump could change that for the better
In late 2024, the result of a decades-long process to update U.S. biotechnology regulation was undone when a judge ordered ...
Viewpoint: ‘We need to fend off the sophistry and mendacity of anti-innovation, anti-biotechnology, chemophobic activists’
The adage “Follow the science” when formulating public policy has much to recommend it, but it’s not as straightforward as ...
Viewpoint: mRNA-based vaccines for humans and livestock are under attack, with HHS Secretary RFK, Jr. leading the charge. Their rejectionism is dangerous
The rapid development of safe and effective vaccines against SARS-CoV2 demonstrated the agility and efficacy of mRNA vaccines. The knowledge ...
GLP podcast: Science of reproduction—what does evolution tell us about the ‘sex spectrum’?
Over the last decade, a growing chorus of scientists has declared that biological sex is not binary. Properly assessing human ...
What is the impact of the SCOTUS decision to uphold the Tennessee law banning gender affirming care?
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled (6-3) in United States v. Skrmetti, upholding the lower court’s ruling that a Tennessee law (SB1) ...
Viewpoint: Misplaced MAHA health strategy: Remove products that science says are not necessarily harmful while slashing federal programs that work
While the decision to remove artificial food dyes is typically something people across the political spectrum can get on board ...
Swallowing risk: The hidden dangers 7 of America’s most popular supplements
Three in four Americans take at least one dietary supplement, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Many people take ...
Viewpoint: Wellness influencers (and current federal health officials) fabricate fake ‘root causes’ to sell wellness woo
Another day, another cadre of chiropractors, naturopaths, and wellness influencers undermining scientific research and science-based medicine. But now, it is ...
