Category: Public Health
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 Should You Worry About My Vaccinated Child If Being Anti-Vaccine Works So Well
Del Bigtree and Toby Rogers, the authoritarians behind the “medical freedom” movement
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.
Glyphosate Remains Controversial
Evidence still supports the efficacy and general safety of glyphosate, although certain concerns are worth investigating.
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.
Latest Autism Data
In April of 2025, HHS secretary RFK Jr. stated: “The autism epidemic is running rampant,” said U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. “One in 31 American children born in 2014 are disabled by autism. That’s up significantly from two years earlier and nearly five times higher than when the CDC first started running autism surveys in children...
The Data Is In – Exercise Is Good For You
Many times in my career I have sat across from a patient who expressed that they are getting serious about their health, and then rattle off a list of things that they are doing to improve their health – all mostly worthless. I do not blame them – they are victims of a self-help, supplement, and wellness industry that has completely mislead...
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.
The ICEmen Cometh
The potential effects of the current ICE actions on public health