The CDC’s troubling new second in command, briefly explained

Cameron Peters, Vox

This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news take over your life. Subscribe here. Welcome to The Logoff: The CDC has a new second in command — with a long, con…

New video takes you into the cockpit for 1st flight of NASA's new X-59 'quiet' supersonic jet

Elizabeth Howell, Space.com

NASA's historic first flight of the X-59 last month was captured on video, showing the quiet supersonic jet soaring over the Mojave Desert.

THC drinks are flying high. A new hemp law could kill the buzz

Bill Chappell, NPR

Drinks infused with cannabis' buzzy compound THC are wildly popular and available in many states. But a year from now, the hemp-based products could be banned under a newly approved federal law.

Tatiana Schlossberg, the granddaughter of JFK, says she has a rare terminal cancer

Michael Levitt, NPR

In an essay in The New Yorker, Tatiana Schlossberg says she has acute myeloid leukemia. She also criticized her relative, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

RFK Jr. says he's following 'gold standard' science. Here's what to know

apnews.com, Biztoc.com

Ken Paxton’s Tylenol Lawsuit Is Off To A Terrible Start

Timothy Geigner, Techdirt

Ken Paxton’s bullshit lawsuit against the makers of Tylenol, built on Trump and RFK Jr.’s bullshit press conference in which they pretended that science says acetaminophen causes autism, is off to a predictably bad start. I had a bit of a laugh shortly after …

Fans Who Pre-Ordered Metroid Prime 4 Six years Ago Have Seen Their Entire Lives Change

Zack Zwiezen, Kotaku

People have bought houses, had kids, changed careers, and more since pre-ordering Nintendo's long-awaited sci-fi shooter The post Fans Who Pre-Ordered Metroid Prime 4 Six years Ago Have Seen Their Entire Lives Change appeared first on Kotaku.

The CDC revives debunked 'link' between childhood vaccines and autism

Rob Stein, NPR

A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention webpage that previously stated "Vaccines do not cause autism" has been changed to cast doubt on the scientific research that supports the finding.

CDC Website Now Boosts Debunked Link Between Vaccines and Autism

Ed Cara, Gizmodo.com

"This represents a new and devastating turn by the CDC."

NASA releases close-up pictures of interstellar comet making a rare flyby

CBSNews, CBS News

The rare interstellar comet, also known as 3I/ATLAS, was first discovered in July and has been photographed several times.

Nearly one-third of women worldwide faced partner or sexual violence: WHO

Al Jazeera Staff, Al Jazeera English

Despite stark findings, World Health Organization says violence against women and girls is 'a deeply neglected crisis'.

New Research Shatters Common Claim About Fluoride and Intelligence

Ed Cara, Gizmodo.com

Fluoride didn't seem to have any effect on children's test scores in high school, researchers found.

NASA’s Mars Sample Return Mission in Jeopardy as U.S. Considers Abandoning Retrieval

Jonathan O'Callaghan, Scientific American

NASA spent years and billions of dollars collecting Martian samples to bring home. Now they might be stranded

In 1988 Samsung Predicted Computer Dating by 2025

Matt Novak, Gizmodo.com

Finding romance with a computer was considered absurd in 1988.

Scientists sound the alarm after linking popular home appliance to cancer risk: 'Risks for the children are [approximately] 4-16 times higher"

Catherine Wilkins, Yahoo Entertainment

The study found that the risks were significant.

RFK Jr. Wants to Link Antidepressants Like SSRIs to Mass Shootings. Experts Aren’t Buying It

Ed Cara, Gizmodo.com

Studies show that people who commit mass shootings aren't more likely to be taking antidepressants. But is RFK Jr. paying any attention?

Doritos and Cheetos Offering Dye-Free Options. We Have So Many Questions

Lori Grunin, CNET

The Simply NKD line will have no dyes or artificial flavors, but you can still buy the original eye-wateringly orange snacks.

A Surprise Flu Variant Threw Off the Vaccine. Get Ready for a Brutal Winter

Ed Cara, Gizmodo.com

Scientists are warning that this winter's flu vaccine will be less effective against an emerging variant of H3N2 flu named subclade K.

WATCH: NJ man believed to be 1st known death from tick bite linked to red meat allergy

ABC News

A New Jersey man is believed to be the first documented death from alpha-gal syndrome, a meat allergy triggered by tick bites.

A New Kind of Vaccine Offers Hope for Surviving Pancreatic Cancer

Kendra Pierre-Louis, Rowan Moore Gerety, Fonda Mwangi, Alex Sugiura, Jeffery DelViscio, Scientific American

From COVID shots to cancer therapy, mRNA is changing medicine.

Deaf Tesla Employee Fired After Complaining Factory’s Heat Disabled Hearing Aids, Lawsuit Claims

Lucas Ropek, Gizmodo.com

The litigation claims that the company failed to adhere to federal regulations for people with disabilities.

RFK Jr.’s FDA Is Now Also In Turmoil Over Corrupt Drug Regulator

Timothy Geigner, Techdirt

While we’ve talked quite a bit about the horror show that is RFK Jr.’s position as Secretary of HHS, most of the focus of those posts has been around what is happening at the CDC. And for good reason, too. The ongoing measles outbreak, the quick hiring/firing…

The US government shutdown is over: what’s next for scientists

Jeff Tollefson, Alexandra Witze, Dan Garisto, Nature.com

Government researchers are heading back to work, but questions about the size of research-budget cuts will extend into next year.

The MAHA Movement Has a New Misunderstood Hero: Elizabeth Holmes

Lucas Ropek, Gizmodo.com

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