Science Controversies
Yet another study rebukes RFK. Jr.’s false claim that Tylenol (acetaminophen/paracetamol) use can lead to autism
US President Donald Trump said in September there had been a "meteoric rise" in cases of autism and that Tylenol, ...
Viewpoint: France’s Le Monde endorses bizarre activist conspiracy disinformation about the ‘dangers’ of gene-edited crops
Le Monde published on December 10 (date on the web) and 11 (date of the print edition, published the day ...
Microplastics are invading our brain and bodies? New research says the claims in most studies are wrong and some are a “joke”
High-profile studies reporting the presence of microplastics throughout the human body have been thrown into doubt by scientists who say ...
Viewpoint: Why RFK, Jr.’s promotion of ‘natural medicines and food’ is simplistic, often ignorant, and sometimes dangerous
Often, we’re given a choice between certain things – such as foods, medicines or procedures – that are deemed natural, ...
RFK, Jr. quietly undermining science consensus that cellphones are safe
The Food and Drug Administration quietly removed webpages saying cellphones aren’t dangerous as the Department of Health and Human Services ...
Viewpoint: Trump’s support for nuclear energy is a win for the climate
A president whose pandemic response was viewed by many as incompetent at best and brazen denial at worst spearheaded the ...
Viewpoint — Lysenkoism 2.0: RFK, Jr. is more dangerous than the 1930s Soviet scientist Trofim Lysenko, whose crackpot views killed millions of people and set back Russian science for decades
We don’t need to look to dystopian authoritarian theocracies portrayed in science fiction novels and movies to know that it ...
Coalition of medical expert organizations formed to counteract RFK, Jr.’s rejectionist recommendations
Six leading medical organizations plan to ask the courts to throw out revisions to the childhood vaccination schedule .... Mr ...
RFK, Jr. adds two vaccine and antidepressant rejectionists to U.S. vaccine advisory panel
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. appointed two new members to the Centers for Disease Control and ...
Viewpont—’Weight gain is not a necessary component of a highly ultra-processed diet’: A nuanced look at America’s ‘deadly diet’
In the past half century, nutrition scientists have blamed health conditions such as obesity, diabetes, and heart disease on many ...
Viewpoint: COVID vaccines caused ‘turbo cancers’? MAHA disinformers revive long-debunked claims
... I saw a post on X, the disinformation hellsite formerly known as Twitter, by eminent oncologist and cancer researcher ...
Viewpoint: America’s upside-down, upside-down food pyramid is bad science
Health Warning: Like every other Food Pyramid released in the last two weeks, this article is satire. Although most of the ...
Vaccines do more than prevent disease, especially for older adults
Let’s be clear. The primary reason to be vaccinated against shingles is that two shots provide 90 percent protection against a painful, ...
RFK, Jr. ends ‘war on saturated fats’: A win for meat-maxing influencers, a loss for common-sense eating
For decades, nutrition experts and health officials have warned against eating too much saturated fat. Red meat, full-fat dairy products, ...
Is cannabis medically useless? The data and patient experience sometime diverge
“There is a gap between what science can confidently tell us and what patients are experiencing in their day-to-day lives,” ...
In the UK effort to align more with Europe, will it mothball its recently relaxed policy on gene-edited crops?
The [UK] government is attempting to negotiate an opt-out from European laws that ban the commercialisation of most forms of ...
Supreme Court may consider blocking further suits targeting the weedkiller glyphosate, which global regulatory agencies have found safe
The Supreme Court is poised to decide whether to take up a case involving weedkillers and cancer that could effectively ...
Viewpoint: The ‘utter bullshit’ of functional medicine
[T]here must be something specific that Functional Medicine teaches, right? Well, no. I looked hard to find a single medical ...
Deadly Rise of Wellness Grift: Year in Review
Over the past year, the MAHA-based wellness industry has emerged as a direct threat to public health. Robert F. Kennedy ...
Are multivitamins dangerous for children?
"Parents risk poisoning their children when they give them multivitamins," [Susanne Bügel, professor of nutrition at the University of Copenhagen] ...
Viewpoint: Tampering down hysteria on ultra-processed foods
The term ultra-processed food (UPF) has become so common — and so charged — that many people feel a sense ...
‘Goes against decades of evidence’: RFK, Jr.’s new food pyramid draws backlash from heart health and nutrition groups
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has announced new dietary guidelines for Americans focused on promoting whole foods, proteins and ...
Viewpoint: Organic proponents are wellness vaccine-skeptic grifters but with better branding
The organic industry is a multi-billion dollar cash cow (get it—I love a good pun) that is based on zero ...
Viewpoint: Why nuclear expansion should not be held hostage to oudated science and imagined health risks
With the return of nuclear energy to the public square and serious efforts among policymakers to commercialize a new generation ...
Autism risk is genetic
An international team of scientists has identified hundreds of genes that are essential for early brain development, uncovering new insights ...
Vaccines Under Fire: Year in Review
Ideological misinformation is the most destabilizing force to public understanding of science. Nowhere is this more evident — or more ...
From organic living to science-denying conspiracy: The evolution of America’s ‘Crunchy Mom’ movement
When her son was born six years ago, Alex, a 30-year-old mother living in Iowa, completely changed her mindset: "During ...
