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Sec. Kennedy’s latest maneuver seeks to expand vaccine injury lawsuits, echoing a precarious time in U.S. history when litigation nearly shut down vaccine production, creating dangerous shortages. Behind his lofty rhetoric lies a legal strategy that could enrich lawyers, endanger public health, inflame misinformation rhetoric, and possibly benefit the Secretary himself.

We’ve spent decades tweaking food pyramids into plates, slapping labels on packages, and taxing sodas—yet most Americans still flunk the government's own nutrition test. With sweeping changes on the horizon from the MAHA Commission, is the problem what we eat, how we measure it, or something much deeper? Before new dietary rules reshape SNAP and national policy, a new study offers a metric.

Lars and I discussed the role of AI in education and beyond, starting with a nostalgic nod to calculators and slide rules.

In the U.S., the so-called “moral imperative” to work is bumping up against a less romantic reality: wages that lag behind inflation and benefits that, ironically, make not working a more rational choice. Before we lecture people on self-reliance, maybe we should check the math.

Hear what ACSH's Dr. Josh Bloom, Dr. Chuck Dinerstein and Dr. Henry Miller have to say about the falsehoods of thimerosal claims in regards to vaccine safety, and perhaps the unintended consequences of the panel's latest decision to stop recommending flu shots containing the preservative.

For those who feel taking medical advice from Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is risky, consider his plan for avian flu. Suggesting we let bird flu run rampant through flocks isn’t bold leadership — it’s a biohazard with feathers. And the fallout? It’s not just a few scrambled eggs.

Are CT scans silently triggering a cancer epidemic — or are we being misled by speculative modeling and media-fueled fear? A new article warns of 103,000 additional cancers from diagnostic imaging, yet offers no empirical evidence, just an alarming prediction based on a controversial theory. Before we let panic dictate policy, it’s worth asking: where’s the data?

When judges dodge science and lawmakers play doctor, kids can pay the price. In Skrmetti, the Supreme Court reviewing legislation banning trans-care for children pirouettes around science and somersault into ideology, leaving both medical expertise and children’s best interests in the dust. And Justice Thomas? He’s so busy slaying “so-called experts” you’d think peer review was a liberal conspiracy.

Grapefruit juice is more than a breakfast staple — it’s a potent enzyme inhibitor that can dramatically alter how certain drugs are metabolized. This article explores how a tiny structural difference between oxycodone and hydrocodone leads to big differences in their interaction with grapefruit, focusing on the roles of CYP3A4 and CYP2D6.

This week’s reading fizzes through the last surviving NYC seltzer bottler, slides into hip replacements with David Sedaris, and bubbles with questions about DNA detritus and early cancer detection — plus a reminder that we once vaccinated 6 million New Yorkers in two months without social media hysteria. Cheers to your Independence Week, with or without carbonation.

It’s more than a little ironic that proof of how badly we’ve mishandled the opioid crisis comes from West Virginia — the hardest-hit state in the U.S. and a favorite cliché in Netflix dramas. But the data now makes one thing unmistakably clear: prescription opioids are not the real villain in the "War on Drugs." No other state proves this better.

There’s no such thing as "natural Ozempic." While supplements like psyllium, berberine, and glucomannan are paraded as plant-powered weight-loss miracles, their effects don’t even come close to semaglutide’s clinical punch. Let’s separate science from marketing spin.

“Health freedom” sounds so American – until you realize it’s been hijacked by RFK Jr. and MAHA to replace science with snake oil, and evidence with vibes. Under the glow of virtue-signaling and supplement-sponsored sanctimony, MAHA isn’t liberating your health choices; it’s monetizing your confusion.

Last week, I joined Lars Larson to unpack the FDA’s unwise new COVID booster policy.

The EPA’s latest decision to review its own 2024 ban on chrysotile asbestos reignites a regulatory tug of war that has spanned decades, administrations, and now, political ideologies. What counts as an “unreasonable risk” under the Chemical Safety Act has become a political fault line — and asbestos is the test case.

Researchers in the UK have devised a very clever method using genetically modified E. coli to convert PET plastic waste into Tylenol (as if we need any more of it). Can this science solve two headaches? Read this and you'll probably get one.

If you spend any time on the Internet, it's virtually guaranteed that you've run into Dr. Steven Gundry. He's the weird-looking doofus who is BEGGING you not to eat blueberries. What's up with that? Welcome to the strange world of GundryMD.

Before chronic pain research had a name for its nemesis, Dr. Levi-Montalcini discovered the molecule that would revolutionize its treatment: Nerve Growth Factor. Exiled, underestimated, and elegant to the end, this Nobel laureate turned adversity into a global scientific legacy, wearing high heels with her lab coat and defying every expectation.

Not that anyone asked, but uranium enrichment is certainly a newsworthy topic where a little science might be helpful. Here's how it's done. Plus, at no extra charge and for no good reason, a gratuitous attack on the Jardiance commercial.

TikTok influencers and users alike are raving about the aptly named "cortisol cocktail," going viral for its supposed benefits in calming nerves and promoting sleep. The non-alcoholic beverage is simple to put together, with five ingredients you can find at home. But is it anything more than a refreshing summer mocktail?

What happens when your therapist has no soul — and worse, no sense? From ChatBots that can mimic empathy to psychotic AI “companions” encouraging suicide, Character AI is manifesting a dark side.

We all know creatine’s a powerhouse, backed by science. But the real buzz? Brain boosting benefits! Let’s break down some of the pros and cons of creatine. Bonus: It's Dr. Josh Bloom approved!

Kidney stones are excruciatingly miserable, causing intense, unrelenting pain — often described as worse than childbirth. These hard mineral deposits form in the kidneys and can lodge in the urinary tract, causing sharp, stabbing sensations in the back or abdomen. Here's perhaps the worse chemistry lesson you'll ever learn.

Despite dramatically increasing the national debt, the Trump Administration has made controversial cuts to federal funding for research, including critical areas like vaccine development and disease prevention. Many scientists warn that these reductions threaten public health advancements and technological innovation. Have these cuts crossed a line? Let’s take a look.

The virus has not yet evolved to spread efficiently between people. Excellent vaccine technology exists, but the government has just withdrawn funding for the development of a bird flu vaccine. Every day that passes without investment and planning increases the odds that we will be unprepared for the next pandemic.