Jess Steier
Viewpoint: The state of U.S. vaccine policy? Dismal nationally, but some states are stepping up.
[T]he chasm between what gets said on Capitol Hill and what actually ends up playing out in policy has never ...
Viewpoint: How do you sell evidence-based health and science in a world where facts don’t matter?
[B]efore whatever this period is, the idea that public resistance to science was essentially a knowledge problem — that more information “fixed” ...
Viewpoint: Is Trump turning against RFK, Jr.’s vaccine rejectionism?
Every fall, I scramble to get my garden hoses into storage before the first deep freeze. Like clockwork, every spring, ...
Viewpoint: Is vaping a pathway to tobacco addiction or quitting tobacco altogether? It depends
In November, I got a LinkedIn message from a consultant who works for one of the major vape (aka e-cigarette) ...
Viewpoint—After the vaccine policy wrecking ball: Taking stock one year after RFK, Jr. abandoned science
This past month, my kids’ small-town school has been in crisis mode. Budget shortfalls, emergency meetings, parents scrambling to understand ...
The Casey Means file: For MAHA, ‘her lack of clinical grounding isn’t a bug, it’s a feature’
Here’s what [Casey Mean] said, in rotating order, regardless of the question: root causes. Real food. Informed consent. Have a ...
Tracking U.S. vaccine policy—Mid-February 2026
Between federal lawsuits, sweeping schedule changes, and states mobilizing their own legal challenges, the last few weeks have been a ...
Viewpoint—Vaccine rejectionists are trying to scare women that they are being used as ‘guinea pigs’
We thought we'd answer a question that came in response to our series, Fun Size Science, in which Unbiased Science's ...
Viewpoint: Do Big Pharma and doctors collect big bucks ‘peddling’ vaccines?
[On January 21, 2026], the Texas Attorney General announced a formal investigation into “unlawful financial incentives” for childhood vaccines, claiming ...
Viewpoint—Mifepristone birth control pill: Congressional right-wingers and RFK, Jr. HHS who raise doubts about the safety of the treatment ignore reams of science
[On January 14, 2025], the Senate held its first health committee hearing of the year. The topic? Whether mifepristone, the medication commonly ...
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 ...
Viewpoint: RFK, Jr.’s Denmark vaccine schedule delusion—Why it would be a health disaster in the U.S.
It’s official. CNN confirmed that the Department of Health and Human Services was planning to announce an overhaul of the ...
mRNA is ground zero in RFK, Jr. and MAHA’s war on expertise
We messaged each other with just three words: "Did you see?" We both knew what the other meant. After years ...
The emerging state-by-state patchwork of food additive bans raises concerns among food regulatory scientists
A coalition of major food companies and industry associations launched Americans for Ingredient Transparency (AFIT), aimed at stopping the growing trend ...
Viewpoint: How well-intended mask mandates and lockdowns fueled the establishment science-skeptical MAHA movement
Every time I post about vaccine science, the responses are swift and predictable: "Where was the evidence for the lockdowns ...
Viewpoint: Natural ≠ better—RFK, Jr.’s recommended ban on artificial dyes provides the ‘illusion of meaningful action’ but no health benefits
Health Secretary RFK Jr. recently announced that eight artificial food dyes will be eliminated from the US food supply by ...
Viewpoint: Following no medical guidance, RFK, Jr. recklessly removes COVID vaccine recommendation for children and pregnant women
Yesterday, in a move that stunned the public health community, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced via Twitter/X that COVID-19 ...
Viewpoint: RFK, Jr.’s Children’s Health Defense botches the science on mRNA vaccines. No, they don’t cause cancer
Last month, researchers published an important study about how mRNA COVID-19 vaccines affect our immune system. The findings are fascinating and highlight ...
Viewpoint: Attack of the thin mints? Why Moms Across America (MAA) claims of ‘dangeous’ pesticide residues in Girl Scout Cookies are wrong and insidious
For generations, it's been a cherished part of American life: the excited Girl Scouts at their cookie booths, the ritual ...
Are vaccines ‘pushed on us’ because they are mega-money makers for doctors?
"Ask your pediatrician how much their bonuses are when they gaslight you into thinking your child needs vaccines." Posts like ...
Viewpoint: Trump has sided with the cigarette industry in blocking a proposed FDA ban of menthol cigarettes. Why that will kill black people?
Today, January 24, 2025, the Trump administration extinguished a long-awaited ban on menthol cigarettes, derailing decades of public health efforts ...
Viewpoint: Placebo controversy — When should they ethically be used in studies?
The placebo effect is a phenomenon where individuals experience– or perceive to experience– improvements in symptoms or conditions after receiving a treatment ...
Fluoride in our water lowers IQ? Activists misrepresent problematic study in viral posts across social media
The National Toxicology Program (NTP), part of the Department of Health and Human Services, has released a comprehensive study titled ...
Podcast: Wheat causes health issues? Do you have celiac disease, an allergy or…? Hysteria and misinformation about wheat-based products grows
Gluten has gained attention in pop culture because it is implicated in specific medical conditions, specifically celiac disease and gluten ...