A confluence of larger national trends threaten communities with reemergence of a preventable, potentially deadly virus.
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South Carolina’s Measles Outbreak Illustrates Danger of Vaccine Misinformation Read Post »
In 2024, Ralph Abraham ordered state agencies under his watch to stop recommending vaccines.
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The CDC Just Appointed an Anti-Vaxxer to the Agency’s Second-Highest Position Read Post »
Him? Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s name may not appear in Olivia Nuzzi’s forthcoming memoir, American Canto. But the 71-year-old secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services is at the burning core of Nuzzi’s return to the public eye this month, after her firing last year over a “digital affair” with the then-presidential candidate […]
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The Inexplicable Sex Appeal of RFK Jr. Read Post »
Him? Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s name may not appear in Olivia Nuzzi’s forthcoming memoir, American Canto. But the 71-year-old secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services is at the burning core of Nuzzi’s return to the public eye this month, after her firing last year over a “digital affair” with the then-presidential candidate […]
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RFK Jr. and the Inexplicable Appeal of Repulsive Men Read Post »
Back in February, Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) went to great lengths to justify his decisive vote to confirm Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. as Health and Human Services Secretary. Cassidy, a physician and chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, demanded, among other things, that if confirmed, Kennedy would ensure the Centers for […]
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Bill Cassidy Is Still In Denial About RFK, Jr. Read Post »
In an interview published Friday, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told the New York Times that he’d personally directed the CDC to put a new page on the agency’s website, casting doubt on the fact that vaccines don’t cause autism. “The whole thing about ‘vaccines have been tested and there’s been this determination made,’ is just […]
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“Today is a tragic day for public health,” one health expert said in response to the changes.
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CDC Rewrites Vaccine-Autism Page, Echoing Kennedy’s Anti-Science Views Read Post »
Earlier this week, a new page titled “Vaccines and Autism” appeared on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website. Contrary to previous CDC guidance, the page alleged, “The claim ‘vaccines do not cause autism’ is not an evidence-based claim because studies have not ruled out the possibility that infant vaccines cause autism,” adding that […]
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“Embarrassing” and “Horrifying”: CDC Workers Describe the New Vaccines and Autism Page Read Post »
Despite the anti-vaccine proclivities of the US Department of Health and Human Services under its secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the agency’s public-facing sites about vaccines had remained largely unchanged, reflecting scientific consensus. That is, until Wednesday. That’s when a new page from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on “Autism and Vaccines” appeared. […]
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The CDC’s New Autism Page Reads Like an Anti-Vax Blog Read Post »
Even in the house of horrors that is vaccine-preventable illnesses, polio stands out as particularly terrifying. Before the rollout of the vaccine in the 1950s, the disease paralyzed or killed more than 500,000 people worldwide every year. The disease was especially catastrophic for children, some of whom were confined for years to wheelchairs or a […]
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The Anti-Vax Movement’s Wildest Claim Yet: Polio Wasn’t So Bad Read Post »
On Monday, the Department of Health and Human Services made an announcement that it promised would change the lives of millions of American women for the better: Hormone replacement therapy, the combination of hormone drugs that can treat the symptoms of menopause, was about to be depathologized. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had decided […]
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The Many Problems With the FDA’s Big Menopause Announcement Read Post »
Last week, the New York Times reported a rare bright spot in public health: The number of children who suffer from potentially life-threatening food allergies has declined sharply since the government changed its guidelines around early exposure to products containing common allergens such as peanuts. Federal guidelines had long recommended that parents avoid feeding babies […]
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Food Allergy Rates Are Falling. That’s a Problem for RFK Jr.’s Aluminum Vaccine Theory. Read Post »
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