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…

International funding cuts disrupted global response to HIV, UN report says

Al Jazeera Staff, News Agencies, Al Jazeera English

UNAIDS says millions across the world lost access to treatment and preventive care due to financial shortfalls.

USAID shutdown has led to deaths

Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences

The Trump administration’s decision to shut down the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has resulted in hundreds of thousands of deaths from infectious diseases and malnutrition, according to Harvard Chan School’s Atul Gawande.

The Hardest Job in San Francisco

Ethan Brooks, The Atlantic

“You spent six months to get somebody to take a medication. Was that really worthwhile?”

My Weekend With the Anti-Vaxxers

Ana Marie Cox, The New Republic

You had to go through a metal detector to get to the Children’s Health Defense conference, held in Austin, Texas, on November 7–9, and conversation on the first morning buzzed about it. At the Make America Healthy Again symposium that convened the next week, …

California Probing Baby Botulism Cases Prior to Current Outbreak

bloomberg.com, Biztoc.com

WATCH: AI toy's sale suspended over dangerous messages to kids

ABC News

Sales of an A.I. toy bear have been suspended after researchers found that the bear openly discussed sexually explicit and dangerous content with children.

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 …

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."

Elon Musk Claims Money Won’t Exist in the Future (and Jensen Huang Would Like a Heads Up)

Matt Novak, Gizmodo.com

"My prediction is that work will be optional," Musk said about the future.

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.

The birth of the climate doula

Jessica Kutz, The 19th, 19thnews.org

In Florida, a new pilot program teaches doulas how to prepare pregnant people for hurricanes, flooding, and extreme heat — addressing a growing climate and maternal health crisis.

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.

Russell Brand Called Me a Nazi at Anti-Vaxxer Prom

Tom Bartlett, The Atlantic

My weekend with America’s biggest RFK Jr. fans

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.

Bob Ross paintings sell for more than $600K at auction, giving a lifeline to public TV stations

Associated Press, Ap.org

Three paintings from famously chill public television legend Bob Ross sold Tuesday for more than $600,000 at auction. The paintings were the first of 30 Ross works being sold to benefit public TV stations hurt by cuts in federal funding.At the live auction at…

Supreme Court extends its order blocking full SNAP payments, with shutdown potentially near an end

The Associated Press, NPR

The high court's decision keeps in place a chaotic situation. People who depend on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program in some states have received their full monthly allocations, while others have received nothing.

COVID vaccine rollout and pandemic preparedness assessed in new book, 'Fair Doses'

Jonathan Lambert, NPR

In his new book, 'Fair Doses,' epidemiologist Seth Berkley discusses what went right -- and wrong -- with COVID vaccine distribution and whether the world is ready if a new pandemic were to strike.

Science Keeps Dismantling Trump’s Tylenol-Autism Scare

Ed Cara, Gizmodo.com

A new review shows a "lack of robust evidence" linking the use of Tylenol during pregnancy to either autism or ADHD.

People want to avoid ultra-processed foods. But experts struggle to define them

Maria Godoy, NPR

The evidence that ultra-processed foods are bad for us is piling up. But efforts to reduce their role in our diets face a big hurdle: experts can't agree on what they are and which to target.

Acetaminophen use during pregnancy not clearly linked to autism, ADHD, review finds

Mary Kekatos, Nidhi Singh, ABC News

Taking acetaminophen during pregnancy is not clearly linked to autism or attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children, a new analysis finds.

Vaccine advice: how a US centre is filling growing gaps in public-health information

Mariana Lenharo, Nature.com

Epidemiologist Michael Osterholm talks about efforts by the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy to inform vaccine recommendations and maintain public-health awareness during the Trump administration.