The judge’s decision is a win for public health, but the back-and-forth on vaccine policy may undermine the public’s trust in science.
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What does Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s political discourse say about the controversial US secretary of Health whose task is to make “America healthy again”?
Former journalist Olivia Nuzzi’s American Canto, about her ‘digital affair’ with politician RFK Jr, raises all kinds of ethical questions. Oh, and it’s a hot mess.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr is undermining trust in vaccines with claims about aluminium that contradict scientific studies involving millions of people.
Leveraging political hot topics can make crowdfunding campaigns more successful. A recent proposed ostrich cull garnered a lot of attention from high-profile people.
The main comparisons in the unpublished report are skewed, and it is being presented as stronger evidence than its design really allows.
Chaos at the CDC and the sharp move away from mRNA vaccines has public health experts alarmed.
Abrupt policy changes and confusing public messaging have injected confusion in back-to-school vaccine protocols.
Now that the US has stopped funding Gavi, the vaccine alliance will likely become more dependent on philanthropy than ever before.
Viruses mutate all the time. Vaccines don’t cause this – they help filter which strains survive.
The situation in the US is deeply concerning – for vaccine uptake and for the impacts globally.
Part of a eugenic logic is the ongoing belief that erasing disability and people with disabilities is a desirable and commonsense objective.
The majority of children’s diets in the US consist of ultraprocessed foods, which a growing body of research suggests can lead to metabolic diseases and other conditions.
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s new vision for US health policy prioritizes deregulation and leaves Americans with fewer benefits, services and protections.
Maintaining a good diet is not cheap or straightforward, especially on a low income.
Donald Trump was supported by a group of converted Democrats, like Joe Rogan, Elon Musk, RFK Jr and Tulsi Gabbard, who are united by membership of the intellectual dark web. What is it?
Do the Kennedys deserve to remain a power centre in American life and politics? A disturbing new book wonders, while chronicling decades of reckless, entitled treatment of women by various Kennedy men.
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