Category: Politics and Regulation
One year of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as HHS Secretary: The Lancet reacts, and so do I
Editors of The Lancet published an op-ed decrying RFK Jr.'s one year of failure at HHS. They're correct about RFK Jr, but they are not blameless in what has happened.
Why Does Dr. Vinay Prasad Refuse to Answer Questions About His Job Performance at the FDA?
Although he took softball questions from MAHA sycophant Bari Weiss, Dr. Vinay Prasad, a public servant, refuses to leave his safe space to answer tough, but fair questions from credible reporters like Lizzy Lawrence.
2026: State Legislatures as Vectors of Health Misinformation and Anti-Science
Anti-science health legislation doesn't just reflect misinformation; it institutionalizes it, cementing false beliefs into population-level risks.
The ICEmen Cometh
The potential effects of the current ICE actions on public health
The peptide craze sweeping America has a fan in RFK Jr
This could lead to less FDA oversight just when more is needed
Lysenkoism 2.0 continues: Podcast Jay wants to turn NIH into the “research arm” of MAHA
NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya has recently said that he wants to transform the NIH into the "research arm of MAHA" and a "central driver of the MAHA agenda." Lysenkoism 2.0 continues apace at NIH.
The Health Effects of Air Pollution
Air pollution remains a grave threat to human health, but MAHA is doing nothing about it.
RFK Jr. is definitely coming for your vaccines (part 7): What, me worry (about polio and HPV)?
Last week was a hellscape for vaccines, with a RICO lawsuit against the AAP and the newly antivax CDC coming for your HPV and polio vaccines.
MAHA Gave Us MAGA 2.0. Remember the Enablers.
When the history of this sad era is written, MAHA doctors will be disgraced pariahs and cautionary tales. Everyone else should be remembered based only on whether they tried to put the brakes on MAHA/MAGA however they could or whether they slammed the accelerator.
Legislative Alchemy: “Naturopathic Doctor” licensing is bad medicine for Florida
Bad medicine, bad laws, bad choice