Scientists find no link between Tylenol and autism, again, after Trump warning
After Trump’s claims, Tylenol usage dropped during pregnancies.
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RFK Jr. stacks FDA panel with peptide peddlers as FDA scientists oppose access
Peptide drugs are popular, but FDA scientists warn they’re untested, may be harmful.
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Doctors suspected man had brain cancer. He actually had worms.
His doctors went looking for cancer, then they saw the worms’ heads.
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Antibiotic “megacluster” discovery provides new strategy to fight superbugs
It’s “an exciting advance in efforts to restock the antibiotic arsenal.”
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US ends hantavirus outbreak response with no answers on draconian quarantines
We still don’t know why RFK Jr. overruled CDC expert to order strict quarantines.
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Military branches restore flu shot requirement after virus swept through base
Branches received exceptions to Hegseth’s policy that made the shot optional.
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Trump may be mystery patient in odd case of 79yo getting experimental obesity drug
White House spokesperson denied it was Trump only after story was published.
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Man used massage gun on his tired eyeballs. It went as well as you’d expect.
He had retinal tears and bruises from squishing his eyeballs with the gun.
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Most Read
FDA advisors unanimously vote to approve Moderna’s mRNA after agency drama
In February, a Trump official refused to review the vaccine.
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Second carcass-eating fly species cleared by FDA for maggot wound therapy
Maggot therapy lacks robust data, but it has fans and a fail-safe “bacon therapy.”
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“Truly evil” FDA rejection of gene therapy overturned after Trump official ousted
Gene therapy company UniQure had another FDA meeting after Vinay Prasad’s exit.
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Heart protection from COVID shots remains amid updates, study finds
Despite continued benefits, anti-vaccine rhetoric has driven down vaccination.
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RFK Jr. melts down over NYT report, admits he blacklists reporters
NYT reported Kennedy is disengaged. Kennedy’s response seems to show NYT is right.
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Ebola cases in DRC rise to 676 as Kenya protests erupt over US plans
Outbreak responses are still playing catch-up as US works to isolate itself.
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Diabetes org apologizes for ejecting scientists over criticism of Trump
For days after the stunning incident, the ADA had doubled-down on the choice.
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OB-GYNs release their own vaccine schedule, rejecting RFK Jr.’s meddling
Thirteen other medical groups have already endorsed the independent schedule.
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Screwworms in US: Human risk is low—but they can burrow through your skull
The chances are low, but not zero.
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Baby botulism outbreak: FDA still doesn’t know cause—or how to prevent it
In the end, the three companies involved all point the finger at each other.
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Flesh-eating screwworm infection confirmed in South Texas, USDA says
With the case confirmed, it is the fly’s first breach of the US-Mexico border.
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Number of suspected Ebola cases falls by hundreds as testing ramps up
The number of cases falls from 1,100 to 437 with increased testing.
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Moderna gets $50 million to develop mRNA Ebola vaccine against Bundibugyo
Amid a raging Ebola outbreak, officials “urgently accelerate development” of vaccines.
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New Trump vaccine order based on “no credible scientific evidence,” doctors say
Even Danish researchers think it’s bizarre.
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Environmentalists turn out in force to oppose Trump coal ash rollbacks
Trump admin wants to rely on states for coal ash monitoring, enforcement, allow them to bypass national standards.
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Kenyan court blocks Trump admin from dumping Ebola-exposed Americans there
The US has previously built specialized facilities just for this purpose.
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Analysis of Texas measles outbreak shows just how dangerous virus is
About 1 in 5 cases were hospitalized and most of those developed complications.
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These researchers would be in Africa fighting ebola—but Trump cut their funding
US Infectious diseases centers launched during COVID have lost their funding under Trump.
WIRED
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US healthcare still stupidly expensive, with pathetic outcomes, study finds
There are strategies to improve healthcare, but US isn’t trying them.
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Bad cholesterol slashed 62% by single dose of gene-editing drug in small trial
The interim Phase I trial data was only from 35 people, but results look good so far.
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Trump admin to block Ebola-exposed Americans from US, move them to Kenya
Trump official asked CDC staff to volunteer to screen travelers at airports.
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Ebola outbreak now third largest recorded and “spreading rapidly”
Ebola outbreak risk level increased as deaths reach 177 with nearly 750 cases.
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First vaccines, now mammograms? RFK Jr.’s latest firings have doctors outraged.
Doctors are angry and alarmed that preventive care could go the way of vaccines.
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Trump admin didn’t want Ebola-exposed Americans, sent them to Berlin, Prague
Officials denied refusing entry, but dodged questions on why Americans didn’t return.
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RFK Jr. forced to withdraw charter that opened CDC panel to anti-vaccine quacks
Charter would have expanded member eligibility and focused on alleged injuries.
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Ebola outbreak: WHO declares emergency, US restricts travel, American infected
CDC is working to move the infected American and six others to Germany.
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A revolutionary cancer treatment could transform autoimmune disease
Researchers are testing CAR T cell therapy as a way to reset the immune system.
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US hantavirus case was false positive; outbreak cases drop from 11 to 10
WHO announced today that the operation to safely transfer passengers is complete.
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