RFK Jr. is wrecking public health — but we can (and will) survive this
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The danger of Trump’s “shock therapy” for America
During a speech last year, Russell Vought, who is one of the chief architects of Project 2025 and now Trump’s
Read moreMasks off: The lessons we didn’t learn from COVID
When the SARS-CoV-2 virus first began spreading across the globe five years ago, some predicted that it could take five
Read moreTrump’s executive orders are exacerbating the country’s mental health crisis
The Trump administration is bent on repealing or ignoring just about every law that gets in the way of its
Read moreYou don’t want to throw a measles party
Five years after COVID-19 was declared a pandemic, we seem to have a lot more contagious disease, not less. Some
Read moreElton John slams Trump administration over USAID cuts
Elton John is raising the flag that President Donald Trump‘s budget cuts to the United States Agency for International Development
Read moreOur progress in ending the HIV/AIDS epidemic shows the importance of federal support
It is almost unimaginable how far we have come from the earliest days of the AIDS epidemic in the United
Read moreThere is no evidence RFK Jr.’s plan for “healing” farms somehow helps people quit drugs
For the first time in decades, overdose deaths in the United States, which have cost more than a million lives,
Read moreCDC Statement on Measles Outbreak
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Read moreCDC Reports Nearly 24% Decline in U.S. Drug Overdose Deaths
New provisional data from CDC’s National Vital Statistics System predict a nearly 24% decline in drug overdose deaths in the
Read moreCDC warns of Listeria outbreak linked to supplement shakes distributed in long-term care facilities
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Read moreThe gospel according to Amanita muscaria, the world’s most charismatic mushroom
In a snow-covered village on the northern outskirts of Moscow, Russia’s most famous mycologist, Mikhail Vishnevsky, poured me a cup
Read moreWhat food scientists really think of the ultra-processed foods panic
Dr. Matt Teegarden likes to compare apples to apples. Or, at the very least, he wants studies on ultra-processed foods
Read moreStudy finds microplastics in our brains are accumulating, with unknown outcomes on our health
Dr. Matthew Campen, a professor at the University of New Mexico College of Pharmacy, has been searching the brains of
Read moreFront-of-package food labels: A path to healthier choices
The way you see nutrition labels on food packaging is about to change. By 2025, new front-of-package labels will start
Read moreCDC ordered to remove research papers that use the terms “LGBT,” “pregnant people” and more
According to the New York Times, scientists at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) were ordered to pull
Read moreScientists unlock how Zika virus hijacks our skin to be a “mosquito magnet”
Zika, a mosquito-borne virus first identified in 1947 in a Rhesus macaque monkey, continues to perplex scientists in many ways
Read moreApps can be weaponized to criminalize those seeking abortion care. Under Trump, it could get worse
For those seeking access to reproductive care, one’s digital footprint could be dangerous. As previous cases have shown, digital communications
Read moreWorld’s longest-living recipient of pig organ transplant passes 60-day milestone
An Alabama woman who is also the second person in history to receive a pig kidney transplant is currently surviving
Read moreHow does “raw” water compare to tap water? A microbiologist explains
Water that comes straight from natural sources, dubbed “raw water,” is gaining popularity. Raw water advocates reject public water supplies,
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