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Glyphosate is driving a rift in MAHA. Here’s what the science says about its effects on health
Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American
The Trump administration wants to boost manufacturing of glyphosate, the world’s most common weed killer. Here’s what that could mean for health
Feb 27, 2026, 9:00 PM
RFK Jr. Now Suggesting Americans Eat Like the Bear He Dumped in Central Park
Danielle Han, Jezebel
“Good food is not expensive,” the HHS Secretary said on Thursday, before saying Americans should eat more liver because it's cheaper than steak.
Feb 27, 2026, 4:08 PM
The Strangest Beliefs of Our Likely Next Surgeon General
Ed Cara, Gizmodo.com
Casey Means has criticized the birth control pill, fearmongered about vaccines, and touted supplements with weak evidence behind them.
Feb 27, 2026, 12:00 PM
White House stalls release of approved US science budgets
Max Kozlov, Alexandra Witze, Dan Garisto, Nature.com
The US Congress rejected sweeping cuts to science agencies. But the NIH, the NSF and NASA have had their spending slowed.
Feb 27, 2026, 12:00 AM
Men in their 50s may be aging faster due to toxic 'forever chemicals'
Sandee LaMotte, CNN
Some types of “forever chemicals” are aging men in their 50s and early 60s faster than at other times of life, a new study found.
Feb 26, 2026, 11:58 AM
Online influencer faces confirmation hearing for surgeon general in U.S. Senate
Dan Vergano, Scientific American
The U.S. Senate is holding a confirmation hearing today for wellness influencer Casey Means, the Trump administration’s pick for surgeon general
Feb 25, 2026, 12:00 PM
Trump Administration Makes The Conscious Choice To Make America Less Prepared For The Next Pandemic
Timothy Geigner, Techdirt
Way back in the ancient days of the year 2020, the world went through this pandemic thing called COVID-19. For those of you not old enough to remember such ancient history, it was a fairly significant health issue that caused a few disruptions throughout the …
Feb 25, 2026, 4:00 AM
RFK Jr Is A Sick Man
John Amato, Crooksandliars.com
Trump's anti-vaccine, anti-scientific research HHS Secretary spends more time doing push-ups, wearing jeans in ice-baths, and making videos with washed up rock singers than keeping the country healthy. The Telegraph writes,"The 72-year-old, who has declared t…
Feb 21, 2026, 1:59 PM
The AI-Panic Cycle—And What’s Actually Different Now
Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic
Are we in another acceleration phase for AI?
Feb 20, 2026, 2:35 PM
MAHA Moms Are Mad That RFK Jr. Now Supports Big Poison
Danielle Han, Jezebel
“Women feel like they were lied to, that MAHA movement is a sham,” one MAHA mom told the New York Times.
Feb 20, 2026, 12:59 PM
Vinay Prasad: The One Man Roadblocking An mRNA Flu Vaccine
Timothy Geigner, Techdirt
Dr. Vinay Prasad is currently the FDA’s top vaccine regulator. He’s also one of many medical goons hand-picked by RFK Jr. to help lead his decidedly anti-vaxxer movement. In fact, the last time we discussed Prasad, it was over his selective censorship attempt…
Feb 19, 2026, 4:01 AM
Trump Appoints CDC Critic as Temporary Agency Head
Edith Olmsted, The New Republic
Jay Bhattacharya has been tapped to run the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention—after spending years criticizing its pandemic response. Bhattacharya will continue his role as the director of National Institutes of Health, as well as lead the CDC on an …
Feb 18, 2026, 8:35 PM
US says that it will review Moderna flu vaccine it previously declined
Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English
The pharmaceutical giant expressed optimism that its new flu shot would be available this year, after approval concerns.
Feb 18, 2026, 6:04 PM
FDA agrees to review Moderna mRNA flu vaccine in dramatic reversal
Claire Cameron, Scientific American
After initially rejecting Moderna’s application for review, the FDA will now consider the company’s mRNA flu shot
Feb 18, 2026, 2:50 PM
Key NIH research institute told to remove references to 'pandemic preparedness'
Max Kozlov, Nature magazine, Scientific American
Staff members have been instructed to scrub this topic and ‘biodefense’ from the agency’s website, a Nature investigation finds
Feb 17, 2026, 8:00 PM
Could DMT Be a New Treatment for Depression? A Small Study Says Yes
Ed Cara, Gizmodo.com
People taking DMT tended to experience significant relief from their depression for up to three months, the researchers found.
Feb 16, 2026, 4:05 PM
Trump rejects climate science, winter goes haywire, and ‘Penisgate’ rumors arise at the Olympics
Kendra Pierre-Louis, Andrea Thompson, Sushmita Pathak, Alex Sugiura, Scientific American
We take a look at President Trump’s decision to reject a landmark climate finding, the cause of an unusual winter in the U.S. and the physics behind a bizarre ski jumping scandal
Feb 16, 2026, 11:00 AM
Dr. Oz pushes AI avatars as a fix for rural health care. Not so fast, critics say
Windsor Johnston, NPR
Dr. Mehmet Oz, who heads the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, is advancing a $50 billion plan to modernize rural health care.
Feb 14, 2026, 10:00 AM
Trump CDC Plans to Cut $600 Million in HIV, STI Funding ... Only to Blue States
Jim Vorel, Jezebel
The cut CDC funds for HIV and STD prevention will punish every Trump voter who is unlucky enough to happen to live in a blue state.
Feb 13, 2026, 2:58 PM
How a year of RFK, Jr., has changed American science
Dan Vergano, Scientific American
After a year of RFK, Jr., heading the Department of Health and Human Services, the “Make America Healthy Again” movement has upended science and medicine
Feb 13, 2026, 1:00 PM
Could lab monkeys soon become a thing of the past?
Marina Bolotnikova, Vox
The Trump administration’s scientific agenda has been widely characterized — rightly so — as a war on scientific progress. But, hear me out here: There is more to the story. This administration’s science policy is being shaped not solely by anti-science ideo…
Feb 13, 2026, 12:45 PM
RFK Jr.’s Anti-Vaxx Nonsense Has Helped Spread Measles to Mexico
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling, The New Republic
The measles situation in the U.S. is so bad that the disease is spreading south of the border.Answering a question from a reporter Wednesday, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum revealed that the sudden resurgence of measles in Mexico had originated from the …
Feb 11, 2026, 10:12 PM
Moderna Has a Promising New Flu mRNA Vaccine. Trump’s FDA Wants Nothing to Do With It
Ed Cara, Gizmodo.com
Senior FDA official Vinay Prasad reportedly overrode his staff in deciding to reject Moderna's application for a new seasonal flu shot.
Feb 11, 2026, 6:45 PM
What drugs are safe during pregnancy? There’s a shocking lack of data
Giorgia Guglielmi, Nature.com
Drug trials have typically excluded pregnant people for safety reasons. But that’s now starting to change.
Feb 11, 2026, 12:00 AM