The Hill
Trump's FDA nominee says all vaccines are safe and effective, then declines to say the president is wrong about anything, ever, in a confirmation hearing that answered nothing and raised everything.
The Atlantic
An Amish couple, unaware their newborn's death became a political football, grieve quietly while politicians and the HHS secretary argue over measles and a ruptured spleen.
Ars Technica
Newly released documents suggest RFK Jr. may have misled senators about his Samoa trip, and lawmakers are calling for his ouster - and possibly a criminal probe. Because lying to Congress is still technically illegal.
The Atlantic
Pennsylvania's measles death announcement may have been premature, and the fallout is giving anti-vaxxers exactly what they wanted.
The Atlantic
The Trump administration's latest executive order on vaccines is a masterclass in confusing public health guidance, splitting MMR shots and targeting 'high-risk' groups only - because who needs evidence when you have executive orders?
The Atlantic
The Trump team wants to boost testosterone everywhere, but the science says T-levels are dropping for complex reasons - and mass testing may be a waste of time.
Ars Technica
Trump's White House is drafting an executive order to 'investigate' a vaccine-autism link that science has thoroughly demolished - because why let facts get in the way of a good grift?
Ars Technica
The FDA finally approves Moderna's mRNA flu shot after a chaotic saga involving vaccine skeptics, a rogue FDA official, and a defunct advisory panel. Because why make things easy?
The Atlantic
RFK Jr. wants to talk Americans off their SSRIs, but the evidence says maybe don't listen to a guy who thinks antidepressants cause school shootings.
The Atlantic
Public health experts might finally admit that the MAHA movement, for all its anti-vax weirdness, is tapping into real frustrations - and maybe it's time to show up and fight like we mean it.
Ars Technica
An FDA committee stacked with RFK Jr.'s peptide-pushing pals votes to legalize unproven treatments, because who needs evidence when you have nepotism?
The Hill
Federal judge blocks ban on SNAP soda and candy purchases, telling government it can't micromanage grocery lists without congressional approval.
Ars Technica
Updated COVID-19 vaccines still protect hearts, but most Americans would rather risk a cardiac event than a sore arm.
Ars Technica
AMA and ACP denounce Trump's executive order to align US childhood vaccine schedule with Denmark's, calling it scientifically baseless and dangerous; even Danish researchers think it's surreal.
The Guardian
Trump spends six hours in the Situation Room 'deciding' on Iran peace, then emerges to write 578 words about being told to remove his name from a performing arts center. Meanwhile, the USPS may mess up midterm elections and kids' vaccines get cut.
Ars Technica
Study confirms measles is not 'just a rash' - 20% hospitalized, with pneumonia, dehydration, and a dead child. Who could have predicted?
The Atlantic
The U.S. is withholding $600 million from Gavi, the world's biggest vaccine alliance, because RFK Jr. doesn't like some old vaccines - and the poorest kids will pay the price.
Grist
Climate change is causing tick populations to explode, but online, a cabal of Bill Gates, Pfizer, and the U.S. military are the real culprits - according to people who’ve never met a fact they couldn’t ignore.
The Guardian
FDA Commissioner Marty Makary faces the axe as the agency implodes under political pressure, vaccine research suppression, and a vape-friendly White House - because public health is so last century.
The Hill
Steak 'n Shake hires a former HHS adviser as 'MAHA officer,' swaps seed oils for beef tallow, and declares milkshakes healthy - because sugar, egg yolks, and cream are apparently the new superfoods.
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