From measles to HPV, the financial cost of vaccine avoidance could bankrupt the entire health care system

From measles to HPV, the financial cost of vaccine avoidance could bankrupt the entire health care system

Donald McNeil Jr. | Washington Post |
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s efforts to undermine vaccines in America are not just scientifically absurd. They’re also financially ruinous. The ...
The future of labor? Meet the new generation of humanoid robots

The future of labor? Meet the new generation of humanoid robots

Gerrit De Vynck, Lisa Bonos | Washington Post |
Humanoid robots are long-standing icons of the future alongside space travel and flying cars. Some tech leaders and investors believe ...
Thinking of using AI for therapy? Here are 5 things to keep in mind

Thinking of using AI for therapy? Here are 5 things to keep in mind

Richard Sima | Washington Post |
Be mindful. Be aware of the “sycophantic nature of these entities” and keep an eye on how much time you ...
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With Trump’s support, RFK, Jr.’s CDC to use unverified data to claim that the Covid shots are linked to 25 child deaths

Trump health officials plan to link coronavirus vaccines to the deaths of 25 children as they consider limiting which Americans ...
‘You have to treat the brain first’: Rethinking chronic pain with Sanjay Gupta

‘You have to treat the brain first’: Rethinking chronic pain with Sanjay Gupta

Trisha Pasricha | Washington Post |
In his book, “It Doesn’t Have to Hurt,” [Sanjay] Gupta explores what the latest science tells us on how to ...
Florida Surgeon General Ladapo calls vaccine mandates “slavery,” as Florida poised to become first state to end childhood vaccine mandates

Florida Surgeon General Ladapo calls vaccine mandates “slavery,” as Florida poised to become first state to end childhood vaccine mandates

David Ovalle, Lori Rozsa | Washington Post |
Florida’s surgeon general ... announced plans to end all state vaccine mandates, including for children to attend schools, which would ...
Ultra-processed foods found to harm male fertility and metabolism, study shows

Ultra-processed foods found to harm male fertility and metabolism, study shows

Anahad O’Connor | Washington Post |
A small but rigorous new study found that eating ultra-processed foods caused otherwise healthy men to quickly gain body fat and led ...
‘Go wild’: Don’t expect a disengaged and science-ignorant president to contain RFK’ Jr.’s assault on science

‘Go wild’: Don’t expect a disengaged and science-ignorant president to contain RFK’ Jr.’s assault on science

Trump pledged that he’d empower Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to “go wild" on health care. The president has kept his ...
Common wisdom: Westerners are overweight because they are not active enough. Study finds that’s not true

Common wisdom: Westerners are overweight because they are not active enough. Study finds that’s not true

Gretchen Reynolds | Washington Post |
For decades, common wisdom and public health messaging have assumed that people in highly developed nations, like the United States, ...
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Is sunscreen bad for your health? MAHA and social media disinformation threatens a resurgence in skin cancer

Sabrina Malhi | Washington Post |
Sunscreen protects the skin by either absorbing or reflecting ultraviolet rays that can cause sunburn, premature aging and skin cancer ...
'He’s weaponizing public health’: RFK, Jr.’s hand picked CDC in disarray as three members resign and Trump fires the director

‘He’s weaponizing public health’: RFK, Jr.’s hand picked CDC in disarray as three members resign and Trump fires the director

The White House on Wednesday fired Susan Monarez as director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention after she ...
Mazzenga’s 20-year old muscles: How a still-going-strong 92-year old sprinter wins every race she enters

Mazzenga’s 20-year old muscles: How a still-going-strong 92-year old sprinter wins every race she enters

By some measures, [Emma Maria Mazzenga] appears to have the cardiorespiratory fitness of someone in their 50s and her muscle’s ...
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Is sunscreen bad for your health? MAHA and social media disinformation threatens a resurgence in skin cancer

Sabrina Malhi | Washington Post |
Sunscreen protects the skin by either absorbing or reflecting ultraviolet rays that can cause sunburn, premature aging and skin cancer ...
Viewpoint: GOP-loyal farmers surprised by ‘friendly fire’ amid Trump agenda of deportations, trade wars, and pesticide bans

Viewpoint: GOP-loyal farmers surprised by ‘friendly fire’ amid Trump agenda of deportations, trade wars, and pesticide bans

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Farmers, a solidly Republican constituency, are scratching their heads over what they see as a barrage of friendly fire. Agriculture ...
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From reassurance to rollbacks, RFK Jr.’s first months on vaccine policy

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. promised before his confirmation that he would not take away Americans’ vaccines. But ...
Kennedy poised to dismantle U.S.-supported system of evidence-based medicine and mental health wellness

Kennedy poised to dismantle U.S.-supported system of evidence-based medicine and mental health wellness

Leana Wen | Washington Post |
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s recent takeover of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s vaccine advisory committee was alarming enough. Now ...
Silicon Valley ‘superbabies’: Elon Musk and other investors claim genetic screening nothing more than a genetic trust fund

Silicon Valley ‘superbabies’: Elon Musk and other investors claim genetic screening nothing more than a genetic trust fund

[Noor Siddiqui's] company, San Francisco-based Orchid Health, screens embryos for thousands of potential future illnesses, letting prospective parents plan their ...
AI, drones and robots: Future farming

AI, drones and robots: Future farming

William Boston | Washington Post |
Many modern farms already use GPS-guided tractors and digital technology such as farm-management software systems. Now, advances in artificial intelligence ...
‘No,’ the patient said as he pulled his knees to his chest. Breaking federal law, some hospitals retrieve organs from still-alive potential donors

‘No,’ the patient said as he pulled his knees to his chest. Breaking federal law, some hospitals retrieve organs from still-alive potential donors

The head of an organ procurement group told a House panel ... he would be "disturbed” if he had witnessed ...
Myths and facts about using cannabis to treat health problems

Myths and facts about using cannabis to treat health problems

Kevin Loria | Washington Post |
There’s ... substantial evidence that [cannabis] may ease nausea and vomiting associated with chemotherapy and may help control muscle spasms ...
USDA takes aim at Chinese farmland holdings amid rising national security concerns

USDA takes aim at Chinese farmland holdings amid rising national security concerns

Cate Cadell | Washington Post |
U.S. Department of Agriculture chief Brooke Rollins announced...that the U.S. government will move to ban sales of farmland nationwide to ...
Lab-grown salmon on sale in the U.S.: First seafood to earn FDA approval

Lab-grown salmon on sale in the U.S.: First seafood to earn FDA approval

Allyson Chiu | Washington Post |
The Coho salmon, pinkish orange and streaked with lines of white fat, wasn’t wild-caught in Alaska or farmed in Chile. It ...
House Republicans block pediatric care funding as war on gender-affirming care for transgender Americans escalates

Viewpoint: Formerly anonymous author of May HHS recommendation limiting pediatric gender surgeries reflects on report’s hostile reception

Alex Byrne | Washington Post |
In May, the Department of Health and Human Services published a comprehensive review of treatments for gender dysphoria in minors that was swiftly criticized, ...
Viewpoint: Pro-Trump farmers struggle, some face bankruptcy with cancellations of agriculture-friendly programs

Viewpoint: Pro-Trump farmers struggle, some face bankruptcy with cancellations of agriculture-friendly programs

 JJ was an American farmer, perpetually subject to weather, labor, loans, overhead, markets, health, politics. None of it was predictable, ...
New malaria vaccines may not be the panacea drugs people are hoping for. Here’s why

Medicine vs. MAGA: Doctors and Insurers Scramble as RFK Jr. Dismantles U.S. Vaccine System

Professional medical societies, pharmacists, state health officials and vaccine manufacturers, as well as a new advocacy group, are mobilizing behind ...
Viewpoint: ‘The Trump administration’s reckless assaults on U.S. science are endangering the nation’

Viewpoint: ‘The Trump administration’s reckless assaults on U.S. science are endangering the nation’

The Trump administration’s reckless assaults on U.S. science are endangering the nation. If allowed to continue, they will lead to ...
Viewpoint: How to stop RFK, Jr.’s decimation of vaccination programs

Viewpoint: How to stop RFK, Jr.’s decimation of vaccination programs

Ashish Jha | Washington Post |
When Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was appointed secretary of Health and Human Services, some hoped that the responsibility of public ...
RFK Jr. stacks purged vaccine committee with 'covid contrarians'

RFK Jr. stacks purged vaccine committee with ‘covid contrarians’

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. named eight people to the influential federal panel that recommends vaccines ...