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“When government stops serving its humblest… we serve and uplift each other. Look out, not up.” Some 9 million people reportedly attended No Kings rallies across the United States and the world today. About a thousand of them gathered outside the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Bethesda, Maryland. Researchers and patients spoke about the […]
The vaccine advisory committee has been halted, with plenty of twists and turns. And we still don’t have a CDC director. There has been a lot going on with vaccines lately. The leader of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) said they were reconsidering all vaccines in the U.S., including shots to protect against […]
The Trump administration continues to stumble on autism. Back in September, Donald Trump and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said they had a breakthrough: a B9 vitamin called leucovorin could treat autism, they claimed. The announcement was immediately met with skepticism, but that didn’t stop the flood of families calling doctors. “The average parent who maybe […]
Some might try — but ending school vaccine requirements is complicated and extremely unpopular. In September, Florida sent shockwaves through the nation when leaders announced they were working to end all vaccine requirements for school attendance. The video recently recirculated again, on the same day I published a story about the U.S. vaccine advisers reconsidering […]
Abolishing ICE is like clearing ice and snow, one vigil attendee told me. On Wednesday, I reported from a vigil for Alex Pretti, the intensive care nurse for veterans who was murdered in Minneapolis by federal agents one week ago. The vigil happened in front of the Veterans Affairs headquarters. There was a cold weather […]
Alex Pretti, a registered nurse in Minneapolis, was killed by federal agents on Saturday. It was January 2021. The weekly death rates from Covid were the highest of any point in the pandemic, either before or after. Medical providers were getting sick and disabled and they were dying. Burnout was rampant as they worked long […]
As most experienced, knowledgeable leaders leave or are pushed out of the FDA, Trump appointees are quietly changing the way vaccines and medications are regulated. I’ve been following vaccine regulations and recommendations closely, and I’m concerned about the future of vaccines — and certain politicized medications — in the United States. Today, I wanted to […]
It’s against the law for government employees to use their office for partisan political activities. On Wednesday, the U.S. government shut down after Congress was unable to pass a continuing resolution to continue paying federal employees and services. That’s happened before — but this time, the rhetoric is highly unusual. Some agencies reportedly sent emails […]
Identical twins have identical DNA, right? Not exactly — not when you dive deep. For the first time in the U.S., an identical twin has been convicted of a crime based on DNA analysis. On August 21, a jury found Russell Marubbio, 54, guilty of a sexual assault that occurred in Woodbridge, Virginia, in 1987. Identical […]
Protesters in D.C. called attention to the Trump administration’s refusal to disburse money, even though Congress appropriated it. Yesterday, protesters laid on the ground in a busy intersection near the White House to call attention to the Trump administration’s refusal to pay for HIV prevention and care. I was there to report for the Guardian […]
