Kennedy’s CDC blocks publication of study that shows vaccines reduce hospitalizations by 50%, then misrepresents why

Kennedy’s CDC blocks publication of study that shows vaccines reduce hospitalizations by 50%, then misrepresents why

Lena Sun | Washington Post |
A report showing the efficacy of the covid-19 vaccine that was previously delayed by the head of the Centers for ...
Viewpoint — AI doomsday projections: Will social media save us or make the panic worse?

Viewpoint — AI doomsday projections: Will social media save us or make the panic worse?

Nitasha Tiku | Washington Post |
The effort to seed content about the dangers of AI across the internet comes as the technology’s growing influence has ...
Fearing MAHA, Trump administration slows approval of safer types of PFAS and other critical chemicals 

Fearing MAHA, Trump administration slows approval of safer types of PFAS and other critical chemicals 

The Environmental Protection Agency is sitting on dozens of approvals for uses of “forever chemicals” at the direction of Administrator Lee Zeldin, ...
Release of CDC study concluding Covid vaccines dramatically cut hospitalizations blocked by RFK. Jr.

Release of CDC study concluding Covid vaccines dramatically cut hospitalizations blocked by RFK. Jr.

Lena Sun | Washington Post |
The acting director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has delayed publication of a CDC report [scheduled for ...
Aspirin for your heart? Decongestants? Here are 5 popular medications that you should avoid

Aspirin for your heart? Decongestants? Here are 5 popular medications that you should avoid

Trisha Pasricha | Washington Post |
Every year, medical guidance evolves — sometimes quietly — and our cabinets don’t always keep up. ... ... Here are ...
Trump’s first-term surgeon general joins effort to block current nominee, Casey Means

Trump’s first-term surgeon general joins effort to block current nominee, Casey Means

Dan Diamond | Washington Post |
At the height of the coronavirus pandemic, U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams stood with President Donald Trump at the White ...
Key Republicans are abandoning Casey Means’  floundering surgeon general nomination

Key Republicans are abandoning Casey Means’  floundering surgeon general nomination

The nascent Make America Healthy Again movement got one of its biggest wins last spring: Casey Means was selected to be the ...
Trump administration resorts to censorship to counter what it claims is rampant censorship by European governments

Trump administration resorts to censorship to counter what it claims is rampant censorship by European governments

Ian Duncan, Naomi Nix | Washington Post |
In early 2025, aides to Vice President JD Vance ordered a small office at the State Department to document how ...
Viewpoint—Flooding the legal zone: RFK Jr.’s not-so-secret plan to bankrupt vaccine manufacturers

Viewpoint—Flooding the legal zone: RFK Jr.’s not-so-secret plan to bankrupt vaccine manufacturers

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. repeatedly assured Congress and Americans that he would not “take vaccines away from anybody.” While ...
No, supplements cannot prevent cancer or even help treat it, and they could even make things worse

No, supplements cannot prevent cancer or even help treat it, and they could even make things worse

Mikkael Sekeres | Washington Post |
As a general statement, when dietary supplements have been studied rigorously in clinical trials, they have not been shown to ...
One time weight-loss therapy? Gene therapy could revolutionize the GLP-1 industry, but challenges remain

One time weight-loss therapy? Gene therapy could revolutionize the GLP-1 industry, but challenges remain

Daniel Gilbert | Washington Post |
A cardiologist by training, [Harith] Rajagopalan believes there’s a better way to harness the benefits of GLP-1 drugs: a gene ...
Viewpoint: Trump’s support for nuclear energy is a win for the climate

Viewpoint: Trump’s support for nuclear energy is a win for the climate

Ted Nordhaus | Washington Post |
A president whose pandemic response was viewed by many as incompetent at best and brazen denial at worst spearheaded the ...
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Is cannabis medically useless? The data and patient experience sometime diverge 

Leana Wen | Washington Post |
“There is a gap between what science can confidently tell us and what patients are experiencing in their day-to-day lives,” ...
CDC cuts life-saving childhood vaccines from its schedule. Vaccination rates were already plunging

CDC cuts life-saving childhood vaccines from its schedule. Vaccination rates were already plunging

Medical specialists and public health experts expect more children will be left unprotected given policies advanced by Health Secretary Robert ...
Detox cleanses are a quick fix that don’t work

Detox cleanses are a quick fix that don’t work

Lindsey Bever | Washington Post |
Detox cleanses are all over social media, with people claiming the diets remove toxins, help you lose weight and supposedly ...
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Amber alert: Can GLP-1 drugs safely and effectively address everything from expanding waistlines to fading libido to memory loss? Hold your horses

Leana Wen | Washington Post |
In a presidency marked by destructive health decisions, President Donald Trump’s proposal to lower prices for popular weight-loss drugs, known broadly ...
Trump’s erratic attacks on foreigners and gutting of basic research spurs many scientists to look to other countries as more suitable destinations for relocation

Trump’s erratic attacks on foreigners and gutting of basic research spurs many scientists to look to other countries as more suitable destinations for relocation

Chris R. Glass | Washington Post |
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine warned last year that the U.S. lacks a “whole-of-government talent strategy” for science, technology, ...
Next phase in the weight loss revolution

Next phase in the weight loss revolution

Daniel Gilbert | Washington Post |
For all the societal changes ushered in by GLP-1 drugs, their lofty price tags limit who can afford them. Many patients stop ...
AI-designed viruses raise fears over creating life

AI-designed viruses raise fears over creating life

Carolyn Johnson | Washington Post |
A group of Stanford University scientists posted a paper online in mid-September, describing a feat that could have been plucked from the ...
Rejecting consensus science and following RFK, Jr.’s playbook, Texas sues Tylenol, claiming it knew the painkiller causes autism

Rejecting consensus science and following RFK, Jr.’s playbook, Texas sues Tylenol, claiming it knew the painkiller causes autism

Daniel Gilbert | Washington Post |
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit ... against Tylenol-maker Kenvue and its former parent company, Johnson & Johnson, ...
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Viewpoint: While overall cancer rates remain steady, it’s rising in Midwest farm country. Are pesticides to blame?

Cancer rates among young adults in the Corn Belt, a patchwork of golden fields and straight-line highways stretching across the ...
A new therapy has been developed that promoters claim can remove microplastics from the body. Is it safe? Does it work?

A new therapy has been developed that promoters claim can remove microplastics from the body. Is it safe? Does it work?

There is mounting evidence that microplastics and “forever chemicals” are infiltrating human bodies and endangering people’s health. ... Interventions to ...
As you age, even a small amount of alcohol each week can increase the risk of dementia

As you age, even a small amount of alcohol each week can increase the risk of dementia

Richard Sima | Washington Post |
For years, the common wisdom and science was that a little bit of alcohol wasn’t bad — and even beneficial ...
Dr. Google gets an upgrade—Dr. AI is not so problematic. Here’s how to use it

Dr. Google gets an upgrade—Dr. AI is not so problematic. Here’s how to use it

Leana Wen | Washington Post |
Chances are high that you have used artificial intelligence to research your own medical concerns or will be tempted to ...
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Big Ag vs. MAHA: Who’s winning and why

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has a reputation for bashing powerful corporate interests in his quest ...
Infertility breakthrough: AI can identify the fastest swimming sperm and then a robot plants it into the embryo

Infertility breakthrough: AI can identify the fastest swimming sperm and then a robot plants it into the embryo

In-vitro fertilization has produced more than 13 million babies since its inception in the late 1970s, but it remains a highly manual ...
"Y" do women outlive men?  

“Y” do women outlive men?  

Dino Grandoni | Washington Post |
Women tend to live longer than men. There are traditional explanations: Men smoke more. They drink more. They tend to ...
Why are millennials getting cancer and other serious diseases earlier than prior generations?

Why are millennials getting cancer and other serious diseases earlier than prior generations?

The rise in early-onset cancers has drawn a growing number of scientists into a shared investigation: not into the inherited ...