Sep 04 WATCH: RFK Jr. says firings at CDC were ‘necessary,’ blames organization for failed COVID policy By Kenichi Serino "[The] CDC failed that responsibility miserably during COVID when its disastrous, nonsensical policies destroyed small businesses, violated civil liberties, closed our schools, caused generational damage in doing so, masked infants with no science, and heightened economic inequality," Kennedy said. Continue reading
Sep 04 How Donald Trump’s untimely and untrue ‘death’ unfolded on social media By Maria Ramirez Uribe, Loreben Tuquero, PolitiFact The president is not dead. Trump spoke live at the White House on Sept. 2. Even as rumors of his death went viral, he had been photographed by news outlets and his Truth Social posts racked up thousands of interactions. Continue reading
Sep 03 Trump administration agrees to restore federal health data and websites in lawsuit settlement By Mike Stobbe, Associated Press Soon after President Donald Trump's inauguration, federal health officials deleted or removed information on a range of topics including pregnancy risks, opioid-use disorder and the AIDS epidemic. The move was made in reaction to a Trump executive order that told agencies to… Continue reading
Sep 03 WATCH: RFK Jr. testifies on Trump’s health care agenda before the Senate Finance Committee By Matt Brown, Mike Stobbe, Associated Press Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. came under pointed bipartisan questioning at a rancorous three-hour Senate committee hearing on Thursday, about — among other things — turmoil at federal health agencies and efforts to pull back recommendations for COVID-19 vaccinations. Continue reading
Sep 03 Can you get a COVID shot? Here’s your fall vaccine guide By Laura Santhanam Many people across the United States are wondering if they will be able to get vaccinated at all, particularly against COVID, after changes to vaccine guidance by the Trump administration. Continue reading
Sep 03 Florida leaders working to eliminate all childhood vaccine mandates By Curt Anderson, Associated Press Florida will work to phase out all childhood vaccine mandates in the state, building on the effort by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis to curb vaccine requirements during the COVID-19 pandemic. Continue reading
Aug 31 Can you poop outdoors without contaminating the environment? A researcher explains how By Shari Edelson, B. Derrick Taff, The Conversation Across the world, researchers have documented the negative impacts our bodily wastes are causing in the sensitive environments where we seek recreation. Continue reading
Aug 31 Watch 6:22 What to know about ‘AI psychosis’ and the effect of AI chatbots on mental health By John Yang, Kaisha Young The parents of a teenager who died by suicide have filed a wrongful death suit against ChatGPT owner OpenAI, saying the chatbot discussed ways he could end his life after he expressed suicidal thoughts. The lawsuit comes amid reports of… Continue watching
Aug 31 Can RFK Jr. take COVID vaccines off the market? Here’s what vaccine law experts say By Madison Czopek, PolitiFact Health and Human Services Secretary Kennedy can’t unilaterally ban COVID-19 vaccines, although access may be more limited this fall. Federal rules outline the vaccine license revocation process, and experts said a ban attempt would likely face legal challenge. Continue reading
Aug 30 Watch 7:58 Protein is everywhere amid a new cultural obsession. How much do we really need? By Ali Rogin, Claire Mufson, Laine Immell It used to be that only fitness buffs and bodybuilders thought about how much protein they were getting. But now, everybody seems to be looking for more of it in their diet, and just about every food product has added… Continue watching