Video: Nuclear energy will destroy us? Global warming is an existential threat? Chemicals are massacring bees? Donate to the Green Industrial Complex!

Video: Nuclear energy will destroy us? Global warming is an existential threat? Chemicals are massacring bees? Donate to the Green Industrial Complex!

John Stossel, Jon Entine |
In an eye-opening exchange, John Stossel sits down with Jon Entine, an award-winning journalist and Executive Director of the Genetic ...
Who should take an obesity drug? A new genetic test class to identify patients most likely to benefit

Viewpoint: While plaintiff attorneys link ultra-processed foods to rising obesity levels, the science remains unconvincing

Barbara Pfeffer Billauer |
Opinions regarding “safe” and unsafe foods vacillate more than hem-length fashion. While we disregard emerging data, fail to conduct sound ...
Viewpoint: How the Washington Post became a megaphone for Green Billionaires peddling environmental misinformation

Viewpoint: How the Washington Post became a megaphone for Green Billionaires peddling environmental misinformation

David Zaruk |
There was a time when environmental journalists at least made an effort to present their coverage in a balanced manner ...
Bird flu? Don’t worry, we fired the scientists

Bird flu? Don’t worry, we fired the scientists

Henry Miller |
The Trump administration’s recent decision to cancel $766 million in funding to vaccine company Moderna for the development of a ...
Is the American Academy of Pediatrics a stalwart defender of science and vaccines or a biotechnology science rejectionist? Sadly, it’s both

Is the American Academy of Pediatrics a stalwart defender of science and vaccines or a biotechnology science rejectionist? Sadly, it’s both

Jon Entine, Kevin Folta |
In a rare but pointed rebuke of federal health policy, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) filed a federal lawsuit ...
Viewpoint: How well-intended mask mandates and lockdowns fueled the establishment science-skeptical MAHA movement

Viewpoint: How well-intended mask mandates and lockdowns fueled the establishment science-skeptical MAHA movement

Jess Steier |
Every time I post about vaccine science, the responses are swift and predictable: "Where was the evidence for the lockdowns ...
Would widespread adoption of organic farming practices be a good idea from a climate change perspective?

Would widespread adoption of organic farming practices be a good idea from a climate change perspective?

Steve Savage |
Agriculture plays a complex role when it comes to climate change. Farming does contribute a significant share of certain greenhouse ...
KFF Part 9: From leadership to limbo – U.S. reviews commitment to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria

KFF Part 9: From leadership to limbo – U.S. reviews commitment to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria

Following numerous executive actions since January that have fundamentally changed U.S. foreign assistance, KFF, a partner organization of the Genetic Literacy ...
KFF Part 8: U.S. policy shifts on vaccines create uncertain future for global immunization efforts

KFF Part 8: U.S. policy shifts on vaccines create uncertain future for global immunization efforts

Following numerous executive actions since January that have fundamentally changed U.S. foreign assistance, KFF, a partner organization of the Genetic Literacy ...
The science of seed oils: Healthy or harmful?

The science of seed oils: Healthy or harmful?

Lucy Stitzer |
The Dirt Seed oils have become the most recent food to avoid. Despite being a staple in every diet and ...
KFF Part 7: U.S. foreign aid disruptions unravel global gains to control tuberculosis

KFF Part 7: U.S. foreign aid disruptions unravel global gains to control tuberculosis

Following numerous executive actions since January that have fundamentally changed U.S. foreign assistance, KFF, a partner organization of the Genetic Literacy ...
KFF Part 6: U.S. foreign health policy reverses 50 years of global maternal and child health progress

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 ...
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GLP podcast: Has MAHA made vaccine denial a right-wing cause?

Cameron English, Liza Dunn |
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

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'

Viewpoint: Environmental Working Group’s Dirty Dozen is out. It’s a ‘heaping pile of disinformation’

Andrea Love |
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

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

On zombie health risks: RFK Jr.’s crusade against cell phones and vaccines

Geoffrey Kabat |
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

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

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 ...
RFK, Jr. is targeting chemical food additives. What does science tell us?

RFK, Jr. is targeting chemical food additives. What does science tell us?

Charles Schmidt |
In a video posted to YouTube [last] September, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. took aim at U.S. health agencies that he said have ...
KFF Part I: Global health in limbo — USAID’s collapse, CDC cuts, and high-stakes reorganization

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

Trump’s tariffs: Beijing positions itself as stable biotech ally for the Global South as U.S. protectionism surges

Joseph Maina |
In Kigali, Rwanda, nudging the gleaming avenue that links the city’s downtown to the airport, a quiet hum stirs the ...
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Viewpoint: Darwin’s ‘Descent of Man’ is both deeply disturbing and more relevant than ever

Patrick Whittle |
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

Synthetic, genetically engineered, and ‘Made in China’: Busting supplement industry myths about the natural wonders of Vitamin C

Josh Bloom |
Dear Vitamin C Aficionados: This article isn't about whether you should take the stuff [1]. Instead, it raises some questions about what ...
High stakes: Why hasn’t Congress passed a new farm bill in two years, and what would it cover?

High stakes: Why hasn’t Congress passed a new farm bill in two years, and what would it cover?

Garland West |
The Farm Bill is the comprehensive federal legislation that lays out our food and agricultural policies.  Think of it as a ...
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Viewpoint: RFK, Jr. wrongly demonizes the safe and effective HPV vaccine Gardasil

Chuck Dinerstein |
While HHS Secretary Kennedy frets over food dye in Froot Loops, his 2023 attack on Gardasil — a vaccine proven ...
Viewpoint: In damning genetic modification, activists fret ‘traditional vegetables may go extinct’. Why that's not worrisome

Viewpoint: In damning genetic modification, activists fret ‘traditional vegetables may go extinct’. Why that’s not worrisome

Nazimi Açıkgöz |
Biodiversity generally refers to the billions of unique living organisms living in the world and the interactions between them. Biodiversity ...